Composition and Anticandidal Activity of the Essential Oil of Hypericum perforatum L.
Corresponding Author(s) : Sevim Alan
salan@anadolu.edu.tr
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 22 No. 2 (2010): Vol 22 Issue 2
Abstract
The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of Hypericum perforatum L. (Clusiaceae) obtained from Turkey was analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), simultaneously. Main constituents of the oil was found as germacrene D (23 %), β-caryophyllene (14 %), bicyclogermacrene (5 %), caryophyllene oxide (4 %) and spathulenol (4 %). The essential oil was also screened for its anticandidal properties against various Candida species.
Keywords
Hypericum
St. John’s Wort
Clusiaceae
Essential oil composition
Germacrene D
β-Caryophyllene
Antimicrobial activity
Alan, S., Demirci, B., Iscan, G., Bulent Kose, Y., & Husnu Can Baser, K. (2010). Composition and Anticandidal Activity of the Essential Oil of Hypericum perforatum L. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 22(2), 1315–1320. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/11265
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