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Original ArticlePharmacognosy ResearchVol. 2 | Issue 3 | 2010 | pp. 128–131Open access
Analysis of antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant activities of Juniperus excelsa M. B subsp. Polycarpos (K. Koch) Takhtajan essential oil
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- 1 Departments of Pharmacognosy
- 2 Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 71345-1583, Shiraz
- 3 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, and Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, 79149-64153, Bandar Abbas, Iran
Published in Pharmacognosy Research
Correspondence: M. R. Moein
Departments of Pharmacognosy
Email: mrmoein@sums.ac.ir
Copyright: © 2010 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Jan 1, 2010
- Received:
- Mar 23, 2010
- Accepted:
- Jul 19, 2010
How to cite
Moein, M. R., Ghasemi, Y., Moein, S., & Nejati, M. (2010). Analysis of antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant activities of Juniperus excelsa M. B subsp. Polycarpos (K. Koch) Takhtajan essential oil. Pharmacognosy Research, 2(3), 128–131. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8490.65505
Abstract
Juniperus excelsa M.B subsp. Polycarpos (K.Koch), collected from south of Iran, was subjected to hydrodistillation using clevenger apparatus to obtain essential oil. The essential was analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/ MS) and studied for antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant activities. The results indicated α-pinene (67.71%) as the major compound and α-cedral (11.5%), δ3-carene (5.19%) and limonene (4.41%) in moderate amounts. Antimicrobial tests were carried out using disk diffusion method, followed by the measurement of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). All the Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria were susceptible to essential oil. The oil showed radical scavenging and antioxidant effects.
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| Title | Analysis of antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant activities of Juniperus excelsa M. B subsp. Polycarpos (K. Koch) Takhtajan essential oil |
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| Authors | M. R. Moein; Y. Ghasemi; S. Moein; M. Nejati |
| Affiliations | Departments of Pharmacognosy; Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 71345-1583, Shiraz; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, and Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, 79149-64153, Bandar Abbas, Iran |
| Corresponding author | mrmoein@sums.ac.ir |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Research |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 2, Issue 3 (2010) |
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