<b>Antibacterial activity and chemical composition of essential oil of <em>Lippia microphylla</em> Cham</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.5792

  • Fabiola Fernandes Galvão Rodrigues Universidade Regional do Cariri
  • Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho Universidade Regional do Cariri
  • Adriana Rolim Campos Universidade Regional do Cariri
  • Sidney Gonçalo Lima Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • José Galberto Martins Costa Universidade Regional do Cariri
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.5792
Keywords: antibacterial activity, 1, 8-cineole, verbenaceae, Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract

The essential oil from the fresh leaves of Lippia microphylla Cham. was obtained by hydrodistillation and characterized by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Major constituents of the oil were 1.8-cineole (18.12%), β-ocimene (15.20%), bicyclogermacrene (11.63%) and caryophyllene oxide (8.32%). Antimicrobial activity of the oil against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria was determined by gel diffusion method. The oil showed good antibacterial activity against Shigella flexneri, Escherichia coli and Streptococcus pyogenes and very good antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus.

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Published
2011-05-17
How to Cite
Rodrigues, F. F. G., Coutinho, H. D. M., Campos, A. R., Lima, S. G., & Costa, J. G. M. (2011). <b>Antibacterial activity and chemical composition of essential oil of <em>Lippia microphylla</em> Cham</b&gt; - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.5792. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 33(2), 141-144. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.5792
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Vol 33 No 2 (2011)
Section
Biotechnology

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