Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oils of Semenovia dichotoma (Boiss.) Manden., Johreniopsis seseloides (C.A.Mey) M.Pimen and Bunium cylindricum (Boiss. et Hohen.) Drude., Three Umbelliferae Herbs Growing Wild in Iran

A comparison of the chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oils obtained from the aerial parts of Semenovia dichotoma (Boiss.) Manden. (which is endemic to Iran), Johreniopsis seseloides (C.A.Mey.) M.Pimen., and Bunium cylindricum (Boiss. et Hohen.) Drude were carried out....

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Published inThe Journal of essential oil research Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 691 - 694
Main Authors Masoudi, Shiva, Monfared, Aazam, Rustaiyan, Abdolhossein, Chalabian, Firoozeh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Carol Stream Taylor & Francis Group 01.11.2005
Allured Publishing Corporation
Subjects
Bunium cylindricum
caryophyllene oxide
essential oil composition
germacrene D
Johreniopsis seseloides
myristicin
Semenovia dichotoma
Umbelliferae
α-pinene
β-phellandrene
β-pinene
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Summary:A comparison of the chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oils obtained from the aerial parts of Semenovia dichotoma (Boiss.) Manden. (which is endemic to Iran), Johreniopsis seseloides (C.A.Mey.) M.Pimen., and Bunium cylindricum (Boiss. et Hohen.) Drude were carried out. The oils were obtained by water-distillation and were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Caryophyllene oxide (25.5%) and β-pinene (10.9%) were the main components in the oil of S. dichotoma. The oil of J. seseloides was found to contain β-pinene (14.9%) and germacrene D (11.1%) as the major constituents. The major components found in the oil of B. cylindricum were myristicin (43.1%), β-phel-landrene (20.0%), β-pinene (15.6%) and α-pinene (10.7%). Antibacterial activity was determined by measurement of growth inhibitory zone.
ISSN:1041-2905
2163-8152
DOI:10.1080/10412905.2005.9699034