| Title | Composition and antimicrobial activity of Anemposis californica leaf oil |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Medina A., Lucero M.E., Holguin F.O., Estell RE, Posakony J.J., Simon J., O'Connell M.A |
| Journal | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry |
| Volume | 53 |
| Pagination | 8694-8698 |
| Date Published | October 7, 2005 |
| ARIS Log Number | 144657 |
| Keywords | antimicrobial, leaf, steam distillation |
| Abstract | Isolation and characterization leaf volatiles in Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. and Arn. (A. californica) was performed using steam distillation, solid-phase microextraction, and supercritical fluid extraction. Thirty-eight compounds were detected and identified by gas chromatography; elemicin was the major component of the leaf volatiles. While the composition of the leaf volatiles varied with method of extraction, sabinene, 1,8-cineole, piperitone, methyl eugenol, and elemicin were usually present in readily detectable amounts. Greenhouse-reared clones of a wild population of A californica had an identical leaf volatile composition with the parent plants. Steam-distilled oil had antimicrobial properties against 3 (Straphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Geotrichim candidum) of 11 microbial species tested. Some of this bioactivity could be accounted by the oil. http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/article.cgi/jafcau/2005/53/i22/pdf/jf0511244.pdf |
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