title: Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the volatile oil from seeds of Artemisia annua L. from Iran.
abstract: The composition of essential oil of the seeds of Artemisia annua L. was analysed by GC-MS. Overall, 16 volatile components were identified on the basis of their mass spectra characteristics and retention indices representing 95.5% of the total oil. Trans-3(10)-caren-4-ol (22.3%), artemisia ketone (18.6%), 1,8-cineole (14.9%), δ-selinene (13.0%) and α-pinene (8.2%) were the major compounds. Oxygenated monoterpenes were the main compounds with 51.6% followed by sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (13.3%), monoterpene hydrocarbons (9.9%) and other compounds (8.3%). The essential oil was highly active against Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Eveen, Tehran, Iran. z_habibi@sbu.ac.ir
authors.forename: Zohreh
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Habibi
authors.forename: Shamimeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghanian
authors.forename: Sabrieh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghasemi
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yousefi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D031172:Artemisia annua / Q000737:chemistry*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007492:Iran; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013729:Terpenes / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013729:Terpenes