Major constituents and antimicrobial activity of Korean herb Acorus calamus

The constituents and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from Acorus calamus were analysed. Methyl isoeugenol and cyclohexanone were identified as the major constituents of the essential oil. The essential oil was tested for antimicrobial activity against bacteria and yeast, and has shown st...

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Published inNatural product research Vol. 25; no. 13; pp. 1278 - 1281
Main Authors Kim, Wan-Jae, Hwang, Keum-Hee, Park, Dong-Geun, Kim, Tack-Joong, Kim, Dong-Woo, Choi, Dong-Kug, Moon, Won-Kook, Lee, Kwang-Ho
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Taylor & Francis Group 01.08.2011
Subjects
Acne
Acorus - chemistry
Acorus calamus
Anti-Infective Agents - chemistry
Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial activity
Bacillus subtilis
cyclohexanone
Escherichia coli
essential oil
Essential oils
Herbs
isoeugenol
Korea
methyl isoeugenol
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
n-Hexane
natural products
Propionibacterium acne
Propionibacterium acnes
Korea
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Summary:The constituents and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from Acorus calamus were analysed. Methyl isoeugenol and cyclohexanone were identified as the major constituents of the essential oil. The essential oil was tested for antimicrobial activity against bacteria and yeast, and has shown strong antibiotic activities against most of the tested microbes, except Escherichia coli. The hexane extract has shown a similar pattern of antimicrobial activity as the essential oil. Methyl isoeugenol, the most abundant constituent in the essential oil, has also shown similar antimicrobial activity, except against Bacillus subtilis. The essential oil as well as the hexane extract and methyl isoeugenol have shown antimicrobial activity against Propionibacterium acne, which is known to be involved in acne vulgaris.
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ISSN:1478-6419
1478-6427
DOI:10.1080/14786419.2010.513333