Chemical characterization and antimicrobial evaluation of Stachys citrina subsp. Citrina essential oil Stachys Citrina subsp. Citrina uçucu yaǧının kimyasal karakterizasyonu ve antimikrobiyal deǧerlendirilmesi

İŞCAN G., DEMİRCİ B., DEMİRCİ F., KÖSE Y. B., Başer K. C.

Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol.9, no.2, pp.219-224, 2012 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.219-224
  • Keywords: Antibacterial, Anticandidal, Essential oil, Lamiaceae, Stachys citrina subsp. citrina
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Flowering aerial parts of Stachys citrina Boiss. et Heldr. subsp. citrina (Lamiaceae) being endemic for Turkey were subjected to hydrodistillation to obtain the essential oil which was further analysed by GC-FID and GC-MS, simultaneously. 36 constituents were determined in the oil, where a-pinene (29.8%) and β-phellandrene (13.6%) were identified as the main components. The anticandidal and antibacterial effects of the oil were evaluated by using microdilution method. The oil showed weak inhibitory effects against the tested bacteria panel (1.25 to 5.0 mg/mL, MIC) whereas the Candida strains were inhibited at lower concentrations of the oil. Especially C. glabrata was inhibited at a concentration of 0. 078 mg/mL of the oil.