Antimicrobial and antileishmanial activity of essential oil from the leaves of Annona foetida (Annonaceae)

Antimicrobial and antileishmanial activity of essential oil from the leaves of Annona foetida (Annonaceae)

bicyclogermacrene (35.12%), (E)-caryophyllene (14.19%) and α-copaene (8.19%). The antimicrobial and antileishmanial activities were investigated. The oil showed potent antimicrobial activity against Candida albicans and Rhodococcus equi. The oil also showed significant antileishmanial activ...

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Main Authors: Emmanoel Vilaça Costa, Maria Lúcia Belém Pinheiro, Jefferson Rocha de Andrade Silva, Beatriz Helena Lameiro de Noronha Sales Maia, Marta Cristina Teixeira Duarte, Ana Cláudia Fernandes Amaral, Gérzia Maria de Carvalho Machado, Leonor Laura Leon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2009-01-01
Series:Química Nova
Subjects:
Annona foetida
antimicrobial and antileishmanial activities
essential oil composition
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