Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf oil of amomum cannicarpum (Wight) bentham ex baker / Joseph Mathew in The journal of essential oil research, Vol. 18 N° 1 (Janvier-Fevrier 2006)  

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf oil of amomum cannicarpum (Wight) bentham ex baker [texte imprimé] / Joseph Mathew, Auteur ; Baby Sabulal, Auteur ; Varughese George, Auteur . - 2006 . - pp. 35-37.
Génie Chimique
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in The journal of essential oil research > Vol. 18 N° 1 (Janvier-Fevrier 2006) . - pp. 35-37

Mots-clés :	Amomum cannicarpum Zingiberaceae Essential oil composition Antimicrobial activity
Résumé :	The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the leaves of Amomum cannicarpum (Wight) Bentham ex Baker, (Family: Zingiberaceae) was analyzed by GC/FID and GC/MS. Individual components of the oil were identified by their mass spectra which were compared with published work. Twenty-nine compounds were identified, of which the major components were β-pinene (9.0%), caryophyllene oxide (6.6%), β-bisabolene (6.4%) and δ-cadinene (6.2%). The oil showed significant antimicrobial activity against certain Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as against two fungi (Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus).
ISSN :	1041-2905
En ligne :	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.2006.9699379#.Ua7p5tgYrOk