Essential oil of cymbopogon winterianus jowitt from Tanzania:
Date
2007Author
Malele, RS
Mwangi, JW
Thoithi, GN
Kibwage, IO
Lopez, ML
Zunino, MP
Lopez, AG
Zygadlo, JA
Oliva, MM
Demo, MS
Type
ArticleLanguage
enMetadata
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The hydro-distilled essential oil (1.6%) of fresh aerial parts of wild Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt was analyzed by GC-MS. Fifty compounds representing 96.5% of the oil were identified. The main components of the oil were linalool (27 .4%), citronellol (10.9%), geraniol (8.5%), u-calacorene, cis-calamenene (4.3%), /3-elemene (3.9%) and longifolene (3.5%). The oil exhibited low antimicrobial activity.
Publisher
Faculty of Pharmacy, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal, Laboratorio de Microbiologia, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto
Subject
Cymbopogon winterianus,Essential oil composition,
Linalool,
Citronellol,
Geraniol,
Antimicrobial activity.
Collections
- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10377]