Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils of eugenia chlorophylla (Myrtaceae) / Maria Elida A. Stefanello in The journal of essential oil research, Vol. 20 N°1 (Janvier/Fevrier 2008)  

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils of eugenia chlorophylla (Myrtaceae) [texte imprimé] / Maria Elida A. Stefanello, Auteur ; Armando C. Cervi, Auteur ; Izabel Y. Ito, Auteur . - 2008 . - pp. 75-78.
Génie Chimique
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in The journal of essential oil research > Vol. 20 N°1 (Janvier/Fevrier 2008) . - pp. 75-78

Mots-clés :	Eugenia chlorophylla Myrtaceae Essential oil composition β  -caryophyllene Caryophyllene oxide Globulol 1-epi-cubenol T-muurolol α  —cadinol Antimicrobial activity
Résumé :	The chemical composition of essential oils of stems, leaves (at vegetative and flowering stages) and flowers of Eugenia chlorophylla O. Berg., (Myrtaceae) obtained by hydrodistillation, were analyzed by capillary GC and GC/MS. Thirty-four components were identified, representing more than 80% of total oil. The major components were β-caryophyllene (flowers −12.8%), caryophyllene oxide (stems—17.2%), globulol (stems—16.5%; leaves—22.5% at vegetative stage and 18.9% at flowering stage), 1-epi-cubenol (stems −10.9%), epi—α—muurolol (stems—16.8%) and α—cadinol (stems—12.1%; flowers −10.1%). The oils were evaluated against 20 strains of bacteria (Gram-positive and Gram-negative) and yeasts. All oils showed mild to moderate antimicrobial activity associated mainly with Gram-positive bacteria and yeasts.
ISSN :	1041-2905
En ligne :	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.2008.9699427