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    Essential oil of brachylaena hutchinsii hutch from Tanzania:

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    Date
    2003
    Author
    Oliva, MM
    Demo, MS
    Malele, RS
    Mutayabarwa, CK
    Mwangi, JW
    Thoithi, GN
    Kibwage, IO
    Faillaci, SM
    Scrivanti, RL
    Lopez, AG
    Zygadlo, JA
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    Language
    en
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    Abstract
    The hydrodistilled essential oil of saw powder of Brachylaena hutchinsii Hutch was analyzed by GC/MS. Twenty six compounds representing 94.7% of the oil were identified. The main components of the oil were hydrocarbons sesquiterpenes, caryophyllene (19.1%), l3-cubebene (15.5%), ciS-calamenene (10.5%) and a-copaene (9.0%). The oil exhibited antimicrobial activity, which was comparable to that of gentamycin against Proteus mirabilis. It also showed some activity against Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus au reus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Micrococcus luteus and Enterococcus faecalis.
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    http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10402
    Citation
    East and Central African journal of pharmaceutical sciences Vol. 6(2003) 61-63
    Subject
    Brachylaena hutchinsii,
    Essential oil,
    Sesquiterpenes,
    Antimicrobial activity.
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