Essential oil of hyptis suaveolens(L)poit.from Tanzania composition and antifungal activity
Essential oil of hyptis suaveolens(L)poit.from Tanzania composition and antifungal activity
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Malele, R. S.
Mutayabarwa, C. K.
Mwangi, J. W.
Thoithi, G. N.
Lopez, A. G.
Lucini, E. I.
Zygadlo, J. A.
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The hydrodistilled essential oil (yield 1.2%) of fresh leaves of wild Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. was analyzed by GC/MS. Twenty-four compounds representing 90.3% of the oil were identified. The main components of the oil were β-caryophyllene (26.0%), β-elemene (10.4%), trans-α-bergamotene (7.7%), spathulenol (7.0%) and bicyclogermacrene (6.5%). The oil exhibited significant antimicrobial activity against Mucor sp. when compared to ketoconazole.
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Hyptis suaveolens ,, Lamiaceae,, Essential oil composition,, β-caryophyllene,, β-elemene,, Antifungal activity
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Journal of Essential Oil Research Volume 15, Issue 6, 2003