Essential oil and antimicrobial evaluation of the Pistacia eurycarpa

DEMİRCİ F., Baser K., Calis I., Gokhan E.

CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS, vol.37, no.4, pp.332-335, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Doi Number: 10.1023/a:1013766400932
  • Journal Name: CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.332-335
  • Keywords: Pistacia eurycarpa, essential oil, microdistillation, GC/MS, antimicrobial activity, LENTISCUS
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The compositions of microdistilled and hydrodistilled essential oils of the mastix of Pistacia eurycarpa Yalt. (Anacardiaceae) were compared. The essential oils were analyzed by GC/MS: alpha- and beta-pinenes were found as the major constituents. The antimicrobial activity of the hydrodistilled oil was determined due to the ethnomedical uses of the oleo-gum resin on skin diseases.