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dc.contributor.authorMwangi, JW
dc.contributor.authorThoithi, GN
dc.contributor.authorKibwage, IO
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-20T08:35:31Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.urihttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10421
dc.description.abstractThe hydrodistilled essential oil (yield, 0.1 %) of semi-dried leaves of Rynchosia minima DC. was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Twenty-four compounds representing 95.9% of the oil were identified. The major components were found to be ~-caryophyllene (30.4%), germacrene B (17.9%), camphor (7.8%), cc-humulene (7.4%) and y-muurolene (7.3%). The oil was found to exhibit antibacterial activity against Bacillus cetus, Staphylococcus au reus and Micrococ¬cus luteus.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectRynchosia minima,en
dc.subjectPapilionaceae,en
dc.subjectEssential oil composition,en
dc.subjectb-caryophyllene,en
dc.subjectGermacrene B,en
dc.subjectAntibacterial activity.en
dc.titleEssential oil of rynchosia minima DC. from Kenya:en
dc.title.alternativeComposition and antibacterial propertiesen
dc.typeArticleen


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