Composition and Anticandidal Activity of the Essential Oil of Hypericum perforatum L.

Alan S., DEMİRCİ B., İŞCAN G., KÖSE Y. B., BAŞER K. H. C.

ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, vol.22, no.2, pp.1315-1320, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Journal Name: ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1315-1320
  • Keywords: Hypericum, St. John's Wort, Clusiaceae, Essential oil composition, Germacrene D, beta-Caryophyllene, Antimicrobial activity
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of Hypericum perforatum L. (Clusiaceae) obtained from Turkey was analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), simultaneously. Main constituents of the oil was found as germacrene D (23 %), beta-caryophyllene (14 %), bicyclogermacrene (5 %), caryophyllene oxide (4 %) and spathulenol (4 %). the essential oil was also screened for its anticandidal properties against various Candida species.