Essential Oil Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Colubrina Asiatica (L.) Brong

Authors

  • Nivas Desai Department of Botany, Shri Pancham Khemraj Mahavidyalaya, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra, India
  • D. K. Gaikwad Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India.

Keywords:

Colubrina asiatica, essential oil composition, α-cubebene and antibacterial activity

Abstract

The essential oil obtained from the fresh leaves of Colubrina asiatica (L.) Brong. by hydrodistillation was analysed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectro metry. The essential oil content quantified showed presence of 10 compounds in which, dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane has showed the highest (17%) and Dehydro-N-[4,5-methylenedioxy2-nitrobenzylidene]-tyramine showed the lowest percentage (1.9%).α-cubebene, comprised of 14% .The in vitro antimicrobial activity of the leaf oil was studied by MIC technique. The leaf essential oil was tested against both Grampositive and Gram-negative bacterial strains. Antibacterial activity was significant against Gram positive bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus.

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Published

2014-07-01

How to Cite

Desai, N., & Gaikwad, D. K. (2014). Essential Oil Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Colubrina Asiatica (L.) Brong. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, 2(4), 13–17. Retrieved from https://ajprd.com/index.php/journal/article/view/206

Issue

Volume 2nd Issue 4th July-Agust 2014

Section

Research Articles

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