Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil of Scutellaria albida ssp. albida from Greece

Helen D. Skaltsa; Diamanto M. Lazari; Anna S. Mavromati; Ekaterini A. Tiligada; Theophanis A. Constantinidis

doi:10.1055/s-2000-8650

Planta Medica, Table of Contents

Planta Med 2000; 66(7): 672-674
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-8650

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Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil of Scutellaria albida ssp. albida from Greece

Helen D. Skaltsa^1,*, Diamanto M. Lazari¹ , Anna S. Mavromati² , Ekaterini A. Tiligada² , Theophanis A. Constantinidis³

¹ Division of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, Athens, Greece
² Department of Experimental Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
³ Botanical Institute, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

Abstract

Steam distilled essential oil from aerial parts of Scutellaria albida ssp. albida was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Fifteen compounds were identified of which linalool (52.63 %) and trans-nerolidol (9.03 %) were the major constituents. Furthermore, the oil was tested against four bacteria and two yeasts and was found to be moderately active against all microorganisms tested.

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Prof. Dr. Assist. H. Skaltsa

School of Pharmacy University of Athens Division of Pharmacognosy

Panepistimiopolis

Zografou, GR-157 71 Athens

Greece

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