Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils of a Croton tetradenius Baill. germplasm

• Published in: The Journal of essential oil research Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 379 - 389
• Main Authors: Almeida-Pereira, Camila Santos, Nogueira, Paulo Cesar de Lima, Barbosa, Ana Andréa Teixeira, Nizio, Daniela Aparecida de Castro, Arrigoni-Blank, Maria de Fátima, Sampaio, Taís Santos, Alves, Rodrigo Pereira, Araujo-Couto, Hyrla Grazielle Silva de, Feitosa-Alcantara, Rosana Barroso, Melo, Juliana Oliveira de, Blank, Arie Fitzgerald
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 03.09.2019
• Subjects: alpha-pinene; antibacterial properties; Bacillus cereus; bactericidal activity; biochemical polymorphism; Brazil; camphor; chemical composition; chemical compounds; cineole; cluster analysis; Croton; Escherichia coli; essential oils; Euphorbiaceae; germplasm; indigenous species; Listeria monocytogenes; metabolites; minimum inhibitory concentration; p-cymene; Salmonella; Staphylococcus aureus; subject classification codes; volatile oil; Brazil

This study aimed to characterize the chemical diversity of essential oils of 37 Croton tetradenius plants grown in municipalities of the state of Sergipe, Brazil, as well as evaluate their antibacterial activities. Twenty-five compounds were identified in the essential oils of C. tetradenius, and lo...