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Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oil of Lepechiniaradula Benth Epling

Short Report

JOURNAL 204

Records of Natural Products
VOLUME & ISSUE
Year: 2017 Issue: 1 January-February
PAGES
p.57 - 62
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AUTHORS
    Vladimir Morocho, María Luisa Toro, Luis Cartuche, Diana Guaya, Eduardo Valarezo, Omar Malagón and Jorge Ramírez
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ABSTRACT

The essential oil (EO) was obtained by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Lepechiniaradula Benth Epling (Lamiaceae) from Ecuador. Thirty-four compounds accounting to 93.4% of the total oil were identified. The main constituents of the essential oil were δ-3-carene (19.9%), β-pinene (17.0%), (E)-β-caryophyllene (9.7%) and (E-E)-α-farnesene (9.4%). The essential oil of L.radula possessed strong antifungal activity against Trichophytonrubrum (ATCC® 28188) and Trichophytonmentagrophytes (ATCC® 28185).

 KEYWORDS
  • Lepechinia radula
  • Lamiaceae
  • δ-3-carene
  • Trichophyton rubrum
  • Trichophyton mentagrophytes.