Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of two endemic species from Turkey: Sideritis cilicica and Sideritis bilgerana

Gökalp İşcan; Neşe Kırımer; Mine Kürkçüoğlu; K. Hüsnü Can Başer

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Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of two endemic species from Turkey: Sideritis cilicica and Sideritis bilgerana

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Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of two endemic species from Turkey: Sideritis cilicica and Sideritis bilgerana

Gökalp İşcan, Neşe Kırımer, Mine Kürkçüoğlu and K. Hüsnü Can Başer

2005

Abstract

Antimicrobial Activity

Essential Oil

Gc/Ms

Sideritis

WOS: 000236663100010 Aerial parts of Sideritis cilicica Boiss. ct, Bal. and Sideritis bilgerana P.H. Davis (Lamiaceae) were h y vdrodistilled to obtain essential oils that were then analyzed by GC and GC/MS. beta-Pinene (39%), alpha-pinene (28%), and beta-phellandrene (20%) were the main components in the oil of S.cilicica, while beta-pinene (48%), and alpha-pinene (32%) were the major constituents in the oil of S. bilgerana. The antimicrobial activities of the oils were evaluated by using the microdilution broth method. Both of the oils showed good inhibitory effects on C. albicans.

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Title: Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of two endemic species from Turkey: Sideritis cilicica and Sideritis bilgerana
Creators - without role: Gökalp İşcan
Neşe Kırımer
Mine Kürkçüoğlu
K. Hüsnü Can Başer
Publisher: Springer
Identifiers: 9952321408331
Academic Unit: King Saud University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article