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, cilt.22, sa.2, ss.1315-1320, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1315-1320
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hypericum, St. John's Wort, Clusiaceae, Essential oil composition, Germacrene D, beta-Caryophyllene, Antimicrobial activity
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.