African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Antibacterial activity and composition of the essential oils of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn. and Myrtus communis L. growing in Northern Cyprus

M. Akin1*, A. Aktumsek1 and A. Nostro2
  1Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University, Campus, Konya, Turkey. 2Pharmaco-Biological Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 14 December 2009
  •  Published: 25 January 2010

Abstract

 

Water-distilled essential oils from leaves of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn. andMyrtus communis L., collected from Northern Cyprus, were analysed by GC-MS. The major constituents of the essential oil from E. camaldulensis Dehn. were ethanone (25.36%), eucalyptol (13.73%), β-caryophyllene (11.55%) and carvacrol (9.05%). Eucalyptol (50.13%) was identified as the main constituent of the essential oil of Myrtus communis L. The other important components were linalool (12.65%),α-terpineol (7.57%) and limonene (4.26%). M. communis showed some activity on Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria while E. camaldulensis was found to have a low activity. The higher efficacy of M. communis was confirmed by the agar dilution method.

 

Key words: Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn., Myrtus communis L., Myrtaceae, essential oil composition, gas chromatography, antibacterial activity.

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