Title

Major volatile constituents of Annona squamosa L. bark.

Authors

Chavan, M. J.; Shinde, D. B.; Nirmal, S. A.

Abstract

The volatile constituents of Annona squamosa L. bark were identified from the essential oil obtained by steam distillation and studied by GC/MS. Six major components were identified as 1H-Cycloprop(e)azulene (3.46%), germacrene D (11.44%), bisabolene (4.48%), caryophyllene oxide (29.38%), bisabolene epoxide (3.64%) and kaur-16-ene (19.13%). The oil was also screened for its antimicrobial activity, which exhibited a significant antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus .

Subjects

ANTI-infective agents; BACILLUS subtilis; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus; ESSENTIAL oils; VOLATILE organic compounds; ANNONA; DISTILLATION

Publication

Natural Product Research, 2006, Vol 20, Issue 8, p754

ISSN

1478-6419

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1080/14786410500138823