Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Steam Distilled Oil of Ashanti Pepper (Piper guineense) Fruits (Berries)
Titel:
Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Steam Distilled Oil of Ashanti Pepper (Piper guineense) Fruits (Berries)
Auteur:
A. Olonisakin M.O. Oladimeji L. Lajide
Verschenen in:
Journal of applied sciences
Paginering:
Jaargang 6 (2006) nr. 11 pagina's 2520-2522
Jaar:
2006
Inhoud:
The composition of the volatile oil from the fruits (berries) of Ashanti pepper (Piper guineense) was investigated using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry techniques. Out of 29 peaks (representing 99.2% of total oil), 27 components were identified representing 96.40% of the total oil composition. The major components were (1s)-(-1)-β-pinene (43.9%), D-Limonene (7.7%), caryophyllene (6.9%), car-2-ene (5.4%) and 1,6,10-dodecetrien-z-ol, 3, 7, 11-trimetyl (2.9%). The oil was also screened for its antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli, Serratia, Salmonella typhi, Klebsiella sp., Citrobacter and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It was found out that it exhibited no activity against any of these organisms.
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