Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils ofJasonia candicansandJ. montana

• DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-959607
• Publication Date: 2007-01-18T03:06:42Z
• Authors: F. Hammerschmidt; Alice Clark; Fathy Soliman; El-Sayeda El-Kash...; Mostafa Abd El-Kawy; Ahlam El-Fishawy
• Keywords: Borneol; Camphor; alpha-Pinene

The essential oils of the aerial parts Jasonia candicans and J. montana were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) technique. Of twenty-one components identified in volatile oil candicans, intermediol was main constituent. Fifty-eight characterized montana. Camphor, borneol, bornyl acetate, chrysanthemol, intermediol, 1,8-cineole major constituents this oil. two showed antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis. They also a marked antifungal Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Cryptococcus neoformans, Candida albicans.