Antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of essential oil of Malaysian Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Smith flowers

Darnis, Deny Susanti and Awang, Nurul Aina and Qaralleh, Haitham and Sheikh Mohamed , Hassan Ibrahim and Attoumani, Nissad (2013) Antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of essential oil of Malaysian Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Smith flowers. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 16 (2). pp. 294-299. ISSN 0972-060X

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Abstract

The composition of the essential oil obtained from the flowers of Etlingera elatior (Jack)R.M. Smith was analysed using GC-MS. The antimicrobial activity of the essential oil was conducted using disc diffusion method,determination of minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal/fungicidal concentration (MBC or MFC). The essential oil of the flowers of E. elatior was found to be active against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans. The GC-MS data showed the main components found in the essential oil were identified as 1-decanol (16.27 %), dodecanal (16.87 %), n-dodecyl acetate (16.40 %), cis-9-tetradecen-1-ol (16.29 %) and 1-hexadecanol (16.34 %).

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5641/32313
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Smith, Essential oil, Antimicrobial activity, MIC, MBC, MFC, GC-MS
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Science > Department of Biomedical Science Kulliyyah of Science > Department of Biotechnology
Depositing User:	Dr Deny Susanti Darnis
Date Deposited:	17 Oct 2013 13:09
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2013 13:09
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/32313

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