Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil from <i>Pyrethrum pulchrum</i> Ledeb.

Authors

  • Uugangerel Erdenetsogt School of Bio-Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Zorig St., Ulaanbaatar 14210, Mongolia
  • Choijamts Gotov School of Bio-Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Zorig St., Ulaanbaatar 14210, Mongolia
  • Kerstin Voigt Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Adolf-Reichwein Str. 23, Jena 07745, Germany
  • Stefan Bartram Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll Str. 8, Jena 07745, Germany
  • Wilhelm Boland Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll Str. 8, Jena 07745, Germany
  • Enkhmaa Dagvadorj School of Bio-Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Zorig St., Ulaanbaatar 14210, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0138-4790

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5564/mjc.v19i45.1088

Keywords:

Asteraceae, Pyrethrum pulchrum, Tanacetum, essential oil, camphor

Abstract

The chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from the aerial parts of Pyrethrum pulchrum Ledeb. were investigated. Dried plant material was hydro-distillated yielding 0.1% of essential oil. The oil was analyzed by GC-MS techniques. Fifty-five compounds were identified representing 99.7% of the total oil composition. Camphor was the predominant compound (33.9%) followed by linalool (21.1%) and α-pinene (9.0%). The antimicrobial activity of the oil was determined using the disk diffusion method against Gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis), Gram-negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli), Mycobacterium vaccae and fungi (Candida albicans, Sporidiobolus salmonicolor and Penicillum notatum). The essential oil of P. pulchrum displays an intermediate activity against selected bacteria.

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Published

2018-12-28

How to Cite

Erdenetsogt, U., Gotov, C., Voigt, K., Bartram, S., Boland, W., & Dagvadorj, E. (2018). Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil from <i>Pyrethrum pulchrum</i> Ledeb. Mongolian Journal of Chemistry, 19(45), 38–43. https://doi.org/10.5564/mjc.v19i45.1088

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Vol. 19 No. 45 (2018)

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