ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS (L.) GROWING WILD IN EAST PART OF KOSOVO

• Published in: American journal of pharmacology and toxicology Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 128 - 133
• Main Authors: Haziri, Arben, Faiku, Fatmir, Mehmeti, Arben, Govori, Sevdije, Abazi, Sokol, Daci, Majlinda, Haziri, Imer, Bytyqi-Damoni, Arlinda, Mele, Altin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 08.03.2013
• Subjects: Escherichia coli; Hafnia alvei; Juniperus communis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus
• ISSN: 1557-4962; 1557-4970
• DOI: 10.3844/ajptsp.2013.128.133

Antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of the essential oil of Juniperus communis (L.), originated from east part of Kosova, was investigated. The essential oil from berries of J. communis (L.), obtained by hydro-distillation was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Antimicrobial properties of the essential oil of J. communis (L.) are investigated and results are submitted for their activities against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Hafnia alvei and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Applying the agar disc diffusion technique, the authors measured diameters of the inhibition zone around discs, which are previously wetted with DMF solution of the essential oil with three different concentrations, 1 mg mL super( -1), 3 mg mL super( -1) and 5 mg mL super( -1). Analysis of the oil resulted in the identification of 41 peaks, representing 96% of the oil. Berry essential oil composed mainly of monoterpenoids which amounted to 83%, of which 69.4% was monoterpene hydrocarbons. The main monoterpene hydrocarbons were alpha -pinene (36.2%) and beta -myrcene (21.1%).