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Chemical and Antibacterial Polymorphism of Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus and Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa (Cupressaceae) Leaf Essential Oils from Tunisia
Joint Authors
Marongiu, Bruno
Harzalla-Skhiri, Fethia
Aicha, Neffati
Khouja, Med Larbi
Chekir-Ghedira, Leila
Medini, Hnène
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Essential oils from Juniperus oxycedrus L.
have been used since antiquity for fragrance, flavoring, medicinal, antimicrobial, insecticidal, and cosmetic purposes.
Several works studied the chemical composition of the essential oils of Juniperus oxycedrus leaves.
The aim of this study is to investigate the chemotaxonomic relationships and antibacterial activity of two Tunisian subspecies: Juniperus oxycedrus ssp.
oxycedrus (L.
K.) Deb.
and Juniperus oxycedrus ssp.
macrocarpa (S.
& m.) Ball.
In addition, and for the first time, we reported the antibacterial activities of Tunisian J.
oxycedrus ssp.
macrocarpa and J.
oxycedrus ssp.
oxycedrus against four bacteria.
Essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation were analysed by GC and GC/MS.
Fifty-five constituents were identified.
Thirty four major compounds were retained for the study of the chemical variability, and α-pinene, sylvestrene, p-cymene, and 13-epi-manoyl oxide were the main ones.
The chemical principal components analysis (PCA) identified three chemotypes.
The study of the antibacterial activity showed that Escherichia coli was found to be extremely resistant (zone diameter 0 mm) to all the oils tested, while Staphylococcus aureus was the most sensitive strain (zone diameter 13.5 mm and MIC ranged from 600 to 650 μg/mL).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Medini, Hnène& Marongiu, Bruno& Aicha, Neffati& Chekir-Ghedira, Leila& Harzalla-Skhiri, Fethia& Khouja, Med Larbi. 2013. Chemical and Antibacterial Polymorphism of Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus and Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa (Cupressaceae) Leaf Essential Oils from Tunisia. Journal of Chemistry،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Medini, Hnène…[et al.]. Chemical and Antibacterial Polymorphism of Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus and Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa (Cupressaceae) Leaf Essential Oils from Tunisia. Journal of Chemistry No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468215
American Medical Association (AMA)
Medini, Hnène& Marongiu, Bruno& Aicha, Neffati& Chekir-Ghedira, Leila& Harzalla-Skhiri, Fethia& Khouja, Med Larbi. Chemical and Antibacterial Polymorphism of Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus and Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa (Cupressaceae) Leaf Essential Oils from Tunisia. Journal of Chemistry. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468215
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-468215