In vitro antimicrobial properties and chemical composition of Santolina chamaecyparissus essential oil from Algeria.
The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained from the aerial parts of Santolina chamaecyparissus L., growing in Algeria, was investigated by GC-MS analyses. A total of 36 compounds were identified, accounting for 91.7% of the essential oil obtained. Camphor (31.1%) and cubenol (17.0%) were the predominant compounds. The potential of the antimicrobial activity was also investigated and the tested sample proved to be very active against Klebsiella pneumonia and Candida albicans (34.1 +/- 0.02 mm and 35.0 +/- 0.01 mm, respectively). Transverse sections of the leaf and stem of the plant suggest that the essential oil is localized in endogenous and exogenous sites.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Badji Mokhtar Annaba, 23000, Algeria. samah.djeddi@univ-annaba.org
Samah
S
Djeddi
Khadidja
K
Djebile
Ghania
G
Hadjbourega
Zoubida
Z
Achour
Catherine
C
Argyropoulou
Helen
H
Skaltsa
D000462:Algeria; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019659:Asteraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D013729:Terpenes; C445365:cubenol