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Original ArticlePharmacognosy ResearchVol. 2 | Issue 1 | 2010 | pp. 19–21Open access
The chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf oil of Cupressus lusitanica from Monteverde, Costa Rica
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Published in Pharmacognosy Research
Correspondence: Sara L. Hassanzadeh
Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
Email: wsetzer@chemistry.uah.edu
Copyright: © 2010 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
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- Jan 1, 2010
- Received:
- Oct 6, 2009
- Accepted:
- Mar 13, 2010
How to cite
Hassanzadeh, S. L., Tuten, J. A., Vogler, B., & Setzer, W. N. (2010). The chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf oil of Cupressus lusitanica from Monteverde, Costa Rica. Pharmacognosy Research, 2(1), 19–21. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8490.60585
Abstract
The essential oils from the leaves of three different individuals of Cupressus lusitanica were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography - mass spectrometry. A total of 49 compounds were identified in the leaf oils. The major components of C. lusitanica leaf oil were a-pinene (40%-82%), limonene (4%-18%), isobornyl acetate (up to 10%) and cis-muurola-4(14),5-diene (up to 7%). The essential oil was screened for antimicrobial activity, and it showed antibacterial activity against Bacillus cereus and antifungal activity against Aspergillus niger.
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| Title | The chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf oil of Cupressus lusitanica from Monteverde, Costa Rica |
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| Authors | Sara L. Hassanzadeh; Jessika A. Tuten; Bernhard Vogler; William N. Setzer |
| Affiliations | Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA |
| Corresponding author | wsetzer@chemistry.uah.edu |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Research |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 2, Issue 1 (2010) |
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