Composition and antimicrobial activity of the oils of Ferula szowitsiana DC. from Turkey
JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH, vol.20, no.2, pp.186-190, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 20 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2008
- Doi Number: 10.1080/10412905.2008.9699987
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.186-190
- Keywords: Ferula szowitsiana, Umbelliferae, essential oil composition, beta-eudesmol, alpha-eudesmol, antimicrobial activity, SINAICA ROOT EXTRACT, PIG SMOOTH-MUSCLE, GUINEA-PIG, ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY, SESQUITERPENES, IDENTIFICATION, CONSTITUENTS, FRUITS, RABBIT
- Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The essential oils from the leaves and steins of Ferula szowitsiana DC. (Umbelliferae) were separately obtained by hydrodistillation and then analyzed by GC and GC/MS methods. The oil yields were 0.4% and 0.05%, respectively. One-hundred and sixty-two compounds representing 99.5% and 99 compounds representing 94.4% were identified in the leaf oil and stem oil, respectively, with beta-eudesmol (32.0% and 29.5%, resp.), alpha-eudesmol (18.2% and 16.6%, resp.) and alpha-pinene (8.6% and 6.4%, resp.) as the major constituents. Antimicrobial activity of the leaf oil was tested via in-vitro microdilution broth technique. Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris, Salmonella typhimurium, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans were used as the test microorganisms.