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| Title: | Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Leea indica (Burm. f.) Merr. flowers |
| Authors: | Srinivasan, G V
Sharanappa, P
Leela, N K
Sadashiva, C T
Vijayan, K K |
| Keywords: | Leea indica
Leeaceae
Flower
Essential oil
GC-MS
Antibacterial
Antifungal |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2009 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.8—A61K 36/00, A61P 31/04. |
| Abstract: | The chemical compounds present in the essential oil obtained from the flowers of Leea indica (Burm. f.) Merr. were analyzed by GC-MS technique. More than 95% of the oil consisted of the esters of phthalic acid. Di-isobutylphthalate (>75%), di-n-butylphthalate (>7%), n-butylisobutylphthalate (>6%), butylisohexylphthalate (>3.5%) were identified as major constituents of the essential oil. Monobutyl carbonotrithioate, a sulphur compound was also identified in trace amount (0.01%). The essential oil showed moderate antibacterial activity against three Gram positive and two Gram negative bacteria and three pathogenic fungi. |
| Page(s): | 488-493 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1092(Online); 0972-592X(Print) |
| Source: | NPR Vol.8(5) [September-October 2009]
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