Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Hypericum coris

• Published in: Fitoterapia Vol. 73; no. 6; pp. 511 - 513
• Main Authors: Schwob, I., Bessiere, J.M., Dherbomez, M., Viano, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01-10-2002; Elsevier
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents - administration & dosage; Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology; Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use; Antimicrobial activity; Biological and medical sciences; Chemical Sciences; Coris; Environmental Sciences; Essential oil; Fungi - drug effects; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; General pharmacology; Gram-Negative Bacteria - drug effects; Gram-Positive Bacteria - drug effects; Humans; Hypericum; Hypericum coris; Life Sciences; Medical sciences; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Phytotherapy; Plant Oils - administration & dosage; Plant Oils - chemistry; Plant Oils - pharmacology; Plant Oils - therapeutic use; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Saccharomyces cerevisiae - drug effects; France; Europe; Antimicrobial activity; Hypericum coris; Essential oil; Volatile compound; Pharmacognosy; Guttiferae; Screening test; In vitro; Biological activity; Antimicrobial agent; Medicinal plant; Fungi; Antifungal agent; Folk medicine; Gram positive bacteria; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Plant origin; Above ground plant part; Spermatophyta; Qualitative analysis; Antibacterial agent; Thallophyta; Quantitative analysis; Gram negative bacteria
• ISSN: 0367-326X; 1873-6971
• DOI: 10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00171-5

The volatile fraction of
Hypericum coris aerial parts, consisting mainly of α-curcumene was screened for activity against five microbial strains. The maximum activity was against
Saccharomyces cerevisiae.