Chemical composition and antibacterial activitiy of the essential oils of Algerian Myrtus communis L.

[en] Myrtus communis L. leaf essential oils from Algeria were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). A total of thirty-four components were identified accounting for 95% of the oil. The main compounds were limonene (23.4%), linalool (15.4%), geranyl acetate (10.9%), α-pinene (10.7%), linalyl acetate (8.2%) and 1,8-cineole (6.6%).The antimicrobial evaluation showed that myrtle oil exhibited good antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus mirabilis and Kleibsiella pneumonia, but differed according to the strains. Conversely, it was not active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Disciplines :

Chemistry
Phytobiology (plant sciences, forestry, mycology...)

Author, co-author :

Hennia, Aïcha; Université de Mostaganem, Mostaganem, Algeria > Département de Biotechnologie, Faculté SNV

Brada, Moussa

Nemmiche, Saïd

Fauconnier, Marie-Laure ; Université de Liège > Chimie et bio-industries > Chimie générale et organique

Lognay, Georges ; Université de Liège > Chimie et bio-industries > Analyse, qual. et risques - Labo. de Chimie analytique

Language :

English

Title :

Chemical composition and antibacterial activitiy of the essential oils of Algerian Myrtus communis L.

Publication date :

2015

Journal title :

Journal of Essential Oil Research

ISSN :

1041-2905

Publisher :

Allured Publishing Corporation, Carol Stream, United States - Illinois

Pages :

5 p.

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

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http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.2015.1023905

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