ISHS Acta Horticulturae 826: I International Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Conference on Culinary Herbs
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF SCHINUS MOLLE L. GROWTH İN ALGERIA |
| Authors: | K. Belhamel, A. Abderrahim, R. Ludwig |
| Keywords: | Schinus molle L., hydrodistillation, volatiles, α-phellandrene, limonene, elemol, antibacterial evaluation |
| Abstract:
The essential oil of Schinus molle L., obtained from plants growth in Algeria, was investigated by GC, GC/MS. The main components were  -phellandrene (26.5%), limonene (8.6%), ß-phellandrene (12.4%), elemol (10.8%) and - eudesmol (6.1%). Furthermore, the essential oil exhibited antibacterial activity using the microdilution broth method against two Gram-(+) bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes) and two Gram-(-) bacteria (Escherichia coli, Vibrio vulnificus).
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