Chemical composition and antibacterial activities from the essential oils of myrtaceae species planted in Brazil

Química Nova

Cleber J. Silva²  Luiz C. A. Barbosa¹  Antonio J. Demuner¹  Ricardo M. Montanari¹  Antônio L. Pinheiro¹  Iara Dias¹  Nélio J. Andrade¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Viçosa Departamento de Biologia Vegetal Viçosa MG ,Brasil

关键词: Myrtaceae;    antibacterial activity;    Melaleuca;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422010000100019

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The essential oils of seven Myrtaceae species were investigated for its chemical composition and antibacterial activity. The volatile oils were characterized by a high content of monoterpenoids of which 1,8-cineole (88.0, 65.0 and 77.0% for Melaleuca hypericifolia, Callistemon viminalis and Callistemon citrinus respectively), terpinen-4-ol (47.0 and 49.8% for Melaleuca thymifolia and Callistemon polandii respectively) and α-pinene (54.5% for Kunzea ericoides) were the major components. The oil from M. linariifolia was characterized by a high concentration of methyleugenol (87.2%). The oil from Melaleuca thymifolia was the most active, exhibiting high antimicrobial activity against all tested bacteria.

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