Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Hyptis pectinata (l.) Poit.

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Hyptis pectinata (l.) Poit.

Essential oil was extracted from leaves of Hyptis pectinata using hydrodistillation, and its composition determined using GC-FID and GC-MS. Chemical analysis showed that there was a predominance of sesquiterpenes, of which β-caryophyllene (18.34%), caryophyllene oxide (18.00%) and calamusen...

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Main Authors: Patrícia O. Santos, Marcilene de J. C. Costa, José A. B. Alves, Paula F. C. Nascimento, Dângelly L. F. M. de Melo, Antônio M. Barbosa Jr., Rita de C. Trindade, Arie F. Blank, Maria F. Arrigoni-Blank, Péricles B. Alves, Maria da Paz F. do Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2008-01-01
Series:Química Nova
Subjects:
Hyptis pectinata
antimicrobial activity
essential oil
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