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Planta Med 1998; 64(7): 675-676
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957552
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Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oils of Helichrysum rupestre and H. ambiguum Growing in the Balearic Islands1 (Part III)

Vassilios Roussis2 , Maria Tsoukatou2 , Ioanna B. Chinou2 , 4 , Antonio Ortiz3
  • 2Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmacy, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
  • 3Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales Dept. Quimica l y Organica Universidad de Jaen, Jaen, Spain
  • 4Address for correspondence
1 Part 3 in series “Essential Oils and Antibacterial Activity of Helichrysum species” for Parts 1, 2 see Rf. (4, 5)
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Abstract

The chemical compositions of the essential oils obtained from the aerial parts of Helichrysum rupestre and H. ambiguum were analysed by GC and GC/MS. From the forty-five identified constituents representing 90.21% and 93.90% of the two oils, respectively, manoyl oxide, dodecanal, nonanal, p-cymene, α-pinene, and 2,4,6-tris(1,1-dimethylethyl)benzoic acid, were found to be the major components. Furthermore, the oils were tested against six Gram (±) bacteria and it was found that one of them exhibited significant antibacterial activity.