Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of Calamintha betulifolia Boiss. et Bal.

Kurkcuoglu M., İŞCAN G., ÖZEK T., Baser K. H. C., Alan S.

JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH, vol.19, no.3, pp.285-287, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/10412905.2007.9699282
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.285-287
  • Keywords: Calamintha betulifolia, Labiatae, essential oil composition, pulegone, antimicrobial, MIC, NEPETA
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The water distilled essentials oil from the aerial parts of Calamintha betulifolia Boiss. et Bal. collected from three different localities in Turkey were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Fifty six to seventy nine components representing 80.6-93.0 % of the oils were characterized. Pulegone (26-54 %) was found as the main constituent. The antimicrobial effects of C. betulifolia essential oil are reported here for the first time.