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Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Calamintha nepeta and its constituent pulegone against bacteria and fungi

✍ Scribed by Dr. Guido Flamini; Pier Luigi Cioni; Roberto Puleio; Ivano Morelli; Lirio Panizzi

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Weight: 39 KB
Volume: 13
Category: Article
ISSN: 0951-418X
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(199906)13:4<349::aid-ptr446>3.0.co;2-z

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✦ Synopsis

The chemical composition of the essential oil of Calamintha nepeta and its antimicrobial activity against Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella veneziana, S. paratyphi B, S. typhimurium, Fusarium moniliforme, Botrytis cinerea, Aspergillus niger and Pyricularia oryzae have been studied. Moreover the main constituents of the oil (limonene, menthone, pulegone, menthol) have been tested against the same microorganisms. Only pulegone showed antimicrobial activity, particularly against all the Salmonella species.