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Vol. 24 No. 2 (2012): Vol 24 Issue 2

Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil of Spilanthes paniculata Growing Wild on the Gaoligong Mountains, China

S.M. Zhu
College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, P.R. China
L. Zhu
College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, P.R. China
Y.J. Tian
College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, P.R. China
Y.C. Yin
College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, P.R. China

Corresponding Author(s) : L. Zhu

zhuliang@scut.edu.cn

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 24 No. 2 (2012): Vol 24 Issue 2

Abstract

The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of Spilanthes paniculata obtained from Gaoligong Mountains, China was analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), simultaneously. Main constituents of the oil was found as E-g-cadinene (10.64 %), b-caryophyllene (6.31 %), thymol (5.55 %), b-pinene (5.42 %), 1,8-cineole (4.28 %), p-cymene (3.56 %) and bicyclogermacrene (3.17 %). The essential oil was also screened for its antimicrobial properties against various pathogens.

Keywords

Spilanthes paniculata Essential oil Chemical composition Antimicrobial activity
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Zhu, S.; Zhu, L.; Tian, Y.; Yin, Y. Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil of Spilanthes Paniculata Growing Wild on the Gaoligong Mountains, China. ajc 2011, 24, 607-610.
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