Chemical Composition and Bioactivity of Essential Oil from Blepharocalyx salicifolius.

ABSTRACT: Natural products represent a source of biologically active molecules that have an important role in drug discovery. The aromatic plant Blepharocalyx salicifolius has a diverse chemical constitution but the biological activities of its essential oils have not been thoroughly investigated. The aims of this paper were to evaluate in vitro cytotoxic, antifungal and antibacterial activities of an essential oil from leaves of B. salicifolius and to identify its main chemical constituents. The essential oil was extracted by steam distillation, chemical composition was determined by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, and biological activities were performed by a microdilution broth method. The yield of essential oil was 0.86% (w/w), and the main constituents identified were bicyclogermacrene (1

SUBMITTER: Furtado FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5795983 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature