Composition and Anticandidal Activity of the Essential Oil of Hypericum perforatum L.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, vol.22, no.2, pp.1315-1320, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.