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An Antimicrobial Fabric Using Nano-Herbal Encapsulation of Essential Oils
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Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Centaurea aladagensis
Y Bülent Köse1, G Işcan, B Demirci
1Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Anadolu University, 26470 Eskisehir, Turkey. ybkose@anadolu.edu.tr
Fitoterapia
|March 3, 2007
Abstract:
Composition of the water-distilled oil of the aerial parts of Centaurea aladagensis, endemic in Turkey, was analysed by GC-MS. Hexadecanoic acid (39.3%), caryophyllene oxide (6.6%) and hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (4.3%) were found as main constituents in the oil. The oil was tested against 7 human pathogenic microorganisms.
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