Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Pluchea arabica from Oman

Fakhr Eldin O. Suliman; Majekodunmi O. Fatope; Salim H. Al-Saidi; Salma M.Z. Al-kindy; Ruchi G. Marwah

doi:10.1002/ffj.1616

Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Pluchea arabica from Oman

Fakhr Eldin O. Suliman, Majekodunmi O. Fatope^*, Salim H. Al-Saidi, Salma M.Z. Al-kindy, Ruchi G. Marwah

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Abstract

Fresh twigs of Pluchea arabica (Boiss) Qaiser & Lack (Compositae) were steam-distilled and the essential oil obtained was analysed by GC-MS. Forty-four components were identified, accounting for 93.2% of the total components detected. The major constituents were δ-cadinol (26.8%), 9-(1-methylethylidene)-bicyclo[6.1.0]nonane (10.8%), caryophyllene oxide (10.0%), methyleugenol (9.2%) and β-caryophyllene (6.9%). The essential oil of P. arabica was active against Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 29213), Candida albicans (ATCC 10231) and Bacillus subtilis when tested against seven organisms. The oil was found to be less fragrant than Ocimum forskaoli oil in an odour test.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	469-471
Number of pages	3
Journal	Flavour and Fragrance Journal
Volume	21
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1616
Publication status	Published - May 2006

Keywords

Antimicrobial activity
Chemical composition
Essential oil
Fragrance
Ocinum forskaoli
Pluchea arabica

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Food Science
General Chemistry

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