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Titre : |
Antibacterial action of essential oils from corsica |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Paul-Georges Rossi, Auteur ; Liliane Berti, Auteur ; Jean Panighi, Auteur |
Année de publication : |
2007 |
Article en page(s) : |
pp. 176-182 |
Note générale : |
Génie Chimique |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
Calamintha nepeta Mentha aquatica Thymus herba-barona Rosmarinus officinalis Lamiaceae Citrus aurantifolia reticulate sinensis Rutaceae Eucalyptus globules Myrtus communis Myrtaceae Helichrysum italicum Santolina Corsica Asteraceae Cedrus atlantica Juniperus ssp alpina Cupressaceae Crithmum maritimum Daucus carota Apiaceae Aloysia triphylla Verbenaceae Cistus ladaniferus Cistaceae Essential oil composition α -pinene Myrcene Limonene 1,8-cineole β -phellandrene Artemisia ketone Menthofuran Neral Geranial (E)-cinnamaldehyde Carvacrol Nerylacetate Sabinene ω -terpinene (E)-methyl isoeugenol β -bisabolene Elemicin Antimicrobial activity |
Résumé : |
The antimicrobial activity of 28 essential oil samples isolated from local plants or plants cultivated in Corsica was evaluated against a large panel of human pathogenic bacteria, including Campylobacter jejuni which appeared as a good model for this purpose. The chemical composition of the 18 oils selected for their efficiency was determined by GC and GC/MS. Among them, the oils of Cistus ladaniferus, Crithmum maritimum, Daucus carota, Juniperus communis, Mentha aquatica and Santolina corsica showed compositions without components known as active, suggesting the presence of compounds not previously described as antibacterial agents. |
ISSN : |
1041-2905 |
En ligne : |
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.2007.9699254 |
in The journal of essential oil research > Vol. 19 N°2 (Mars-Avril 2007) . - pp. 176-182
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