Antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Cordia globosa

Cordia globosa is used to treat gastrointestinal diseases in San Rafael Coxcatlan, Puebla, Mexico; however, its medicinal properties have not been investigated. This study reports the chemical composition and the antimicrobial effect of C. globosa essential oil. The essential oil of aerial parts was...

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Autor: CLAUDIA TZASNA HERNANDEZ DELGADO
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:México
Institución:Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional CICY
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:cicy.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1003/502
Acceso en línea:http://cicy.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1003/502
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/CORDIA GLOBOSA
info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/BORAGINACEAE
info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/2
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Sumario:Cordia globosa is used to treat gastrointestinal diseases in San Rafael Coxcatlan, Puebla, Mexico; however, its medicinal properties have not been investigated. This study reports the chemical composition and the antimicrobial effect of C. globosa essential oil. The essential oil of aerial parts was obtained by steam distillation and 25 compounds were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The major constituent was α-pinene (38.4%). Antimicrobial activities were tested on 6 bacterial and 9 fungi strains. The most sensitive strain was Vibrio cholera (minimum inhibitory concentration [MIC], 0.060 mg/ml). These results show the chemical composition and biological properties of essential oil of C. globosa. The results validate the medicinal use of C. globosa.