Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Artemisia kulbadica from Iran

Nat Prod Commun. 2009 Sep;4(9):1261-6.

Abstract

The hydrodistilled volatile oil from the aerial parts of Artemisia kulbadica Boiss. & Buhse was investigated by a combination of GC and GC/MS. Twenty-seven compounds were identified, representing 92.9% of the total oil. Sabinene (25.1%), trans-thujone (18.7%) and gamma-cadinene (16.0%) were the main components. The antimicrobial activity was determined against six bacterial strains and one fungal. The oil was active against all the tested strains.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Artemisia / chemistry*
  • Bacteria / drug effects
  • Bacteria / growth & development
  • Candida albicans / drug effects
  • Candida albicans / growth & development
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Iran
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Plant Components, Aerial / chemistry
  • Plant Oils / chemistry*
  • Plant Oils / pharmacology
  • Terpenes / chemistry
  • Terpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Terpenes / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Plant Oils
  • Terpenes