## Abstract Capillary GC analysis of the essential oil of __Hyptis suaveolens__ Poit. grown on Aruba showed high contents of 1,8โcineole (27โ38%) and sabinene (12โ18%). The oil showed a strong antimicrobial activity against __Staphyloccocus aureus__.
The essential oil of Sphaeranthus suaveolens DC
โ Scribed by H. L. De Pooter; L. F. De Buyck; N. M. Schamp; F. M. Harraz; I. M. El-Shami
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 203 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0882-5734
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โฆ Synopsis
In the essential oil of Sphaeranthus suaveolens DC, prepared by hydro-distillation of the dried leaves, 34 compounds were identified by GC and GC-MS. The oil is marked by a high content of a-pinene (10.6%), isopinocamphone (33.5 %) and thymohydroquinone dimethylether (1,4-dimethoxy-2-methyl-5-( 1-methylethy1)-benzene)( 16.1 %).
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