Composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf essential oil of Litsea kostermansii from Taiwan.

Authors :: Ho CL
Wang EI
Hsu KP
Lee PY
Su YC
Source :: Natural product communications [Nat Prod Commun] 2009 Aug; Vol. 4 (8), pp. 1123-6.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: The hydrodistillated leaf essential oil of Litsea kostermansii was analyzed to determine its composition and yield. Seventy-three compounds were identified, the main components being beta-eudesmol (22.5%), gamma-eudesmol (18.6%), delta-selinene (8.5%), alpha-eudesmol (6.0%), and gamma-muurolene (4.7%). Oxygenated sesquiterpenes (66.2%) and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (32.8%) were the predominant groups of compounds. The leaf oil exhibited excellent antimicrobial activities.

Subjects :: Anti-Bacterial Agents isolation & purification
Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
Antifungal Agents isolation & purification
Antifungal Agents pharmacology
Aspergillus niger drug effects
Candida albicans drug effects
Lauraceae chemistry
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Oils, Volatile isolation & purification
Oils, Volatile pharmacology
Plant Structures chemistry
Taiwan
Anti-Bacterial Agents chemistry
Bacteria drug effects
Litsea chemistry
Oils, Volatile chemistry

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