Purity, antimicrobial activities and olfactoric evaluations of geraniol/nerol and various of their derivatives / Leopold Jirovetz in The journal of essential oil research, Vol. 19 N°3 (Mai/Juin 2007)  

Purity, antimicrobial activities and olfactoric evaluations of geraniol/nerol and various of their derivatives [texte imprimé] / Leopold Jirovetz, Auteur ; Gerhard Buchbauer, Auteur ; Erich Schmidt, Auteur . - 2007 . - pp. 288-291.
Génie Chimique
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in The journal of essential oil research > Vol. 19 N°3 (Mai/Juin 2007) . - pp. 288-291

Mots-clés :	Geraniol Nerol Geranial Geranyl acetone Geranic acid esters geraniol linalool
Résumé :	Commercially available geraniol and nerol, as well as some derivatives, were analyzed for their purity using GC and GC/MS. The olfactoric quality of the samples was evaluated by professional perfumers. Antimicrobial testings using an agar dilution and an agar diffusion method were done to obtain information about their activities against some Gram-(+) and Gram-(−) bacteria, as well as the yeast Candida albicans. The effects were compared with those of the phenolic compound eugenol and some synthetic antibiotics. Most of the investigated compounds were found to have a characteristic, pleasant odor and a high activity against all strains of microorganisms used.
ISSN :	1041-2905
En ligne :	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.2007.9699283#.UWuzskqC5mM