Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Ballota pseudodictamnus L. Bentham

M Couladis; I B Chinou; O Tzakou; A Loukis

doi:10.1002/ptr.1043

Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Ballota pseudodictamnus L. Bentham

Phytother Res. 2002 Dec;16(8):723-6. doi: 10.1002/ptr.1043.

Authors

M Couladis¹, I B Chinou, O Tzakou, A Loukis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmacognosy, University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis Zografou, 157 71 Athens, Greece. kouladi@pharm.uoa.gr

PMID: 12458473
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1043

Abstract

The chemical composition of the essential oil of Ballota pseudodictamnus obtained from the aerial parts was analysed by GC/MS. From the 52 identified constituents of the oil, caryophyllene oxide, phytol and gamma-muurolene were the major components. Furthermore, the essential oil was investigated for its antimicrobial activity.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Ballota*
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects*
Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects*
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Phytol / chemistry
Phytotherapy*
Plant Oils / chemistry
Plant Oils / pharmacology*
Plant Oils / therapeutic use
Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
Sesquiterpenes / chemistry

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Plant Oils
Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
Sesquiterpenes
Phytol
caryophyllene