Aromatic plants from Yungas. Part IV. Composition and antimicrobial activity of Myrcianthes pseudo-mato (Legr.) Mc. Vaugh essential oil.

MM OLIVA; MS DEMO; MP ZUNINO; ML LOPEZ; JA ZYGADLO

PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY

Sweet and Zeitlinger

Lugar: Philadelphia; Año: 2002 vol. 40 p. 481 - 484

1388-0209

Abstract: The essential oil of Myrcianthes pseudo-mato (Legr.) Mc. Vaugh, from the Yungas area (Argentina), has been studied for the first time. The essential oil obtained was analyzed by GC/MS and assayed for anti-microbial activity. Height different genera of bacteria and one yeast species were used in this study as test organisms. The oil showed a high degree of inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus and Micrococcus luteus. Twenty components were characterized representing 97.5% of the total components detected with 1,8-cineole (32.5%) and b -caryophyllene (18.9%) as major constituents.