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Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Salvia x jamensis essential oil
Daniele Fraternale1, Guido Flamini, Angela Bisio
1Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, della Vitae dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Biologia Vegetale, Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", Via Bramante 28 - 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy.
Abstract:
This is the first report about the composition of the essential oil of Salvia x jamensis. The major compounds identified by GC-MS were beta-caryophyllene (14.8 %), beta-pinene (6.8 %), caryophyllene oxide (6.0 %), delta-cadinene (5.5 %), alpha-pinene (5.2 %) and spatulenol (5.2 %). The oil showed antimicrobial activity against three Gram (+) bacteria: Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, and S. epidermidis, and three Candida strains: C. albicans, C. glabrata and C. tropicalis, while it was inactive against three Gram (-) bacteria: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Enterobacter cloacae.
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