In vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oil of Pentanema indicum var. sivarajanianum (L.) Ling. Against Dermatophytes

The antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Pentanema indicum var. sivarajanianum (L.) Ling. was investigated. GC-MS analysis of the hydrodistilled oil resulted in the identification of 21 compounds constituting 99.4% of the total oil. The major constituents are hexadecane, alpha -humulene, myrec...

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Published inJournal of pharmacology & toxicology Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 134 - 138
Main Authors Ram, A. Jeevan, Chari, M. Adharvana, Raju, R.R. Venkata
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.2010
Subjects
Antimicrobial activity
Antimicrobial agents
Candida albicans
Candida tropicalis
Essential oils
Hexadecane
Humulene
Micrococcus luteus
Micrococcus roseus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staphylococcus aureus
Thujone
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Summary:The antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Pentanema indicum var. sivarajanianum (L.) Ling. was investigated. GC-MS analysis of the hydrodistilled oil resulted in the identification of 21 compounds constituting 99.4% of the total oil. The major constituents are hexadecane, alpha -humulene, myrecene and beta -thujone comprising 51.6% of the oil. The oil strongly exhibited antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus luteus, Micrococcus roseus, Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis. The present study confirms that the essential oil possess significant antimicrobial properties in vitro.
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ISSN:1816-496X
DOI:10.3923/jpt.2006.134.138