Chemical Composition and Antifungal Activity of Essential Oil of Chrysactinia mexicana Gray

Abstract

The chemical composition of the essential oil of Chysactinia mexicana was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Seventeen compounds were characterized; eucalyptol (41.3%), piperitone (37.7%), and linalyl acetate (9.1%) were found as the major components. The essential oil of leaves and piperitone completely inhibited Aspergillus flavus growth at relatively low concentrations (1.25 and 0.6 mg/mL, respectively).

Anthelmintic effect of Mentha spp. essential oils on Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces and metacestodes

“…Essential oil is a complex mixture of compounds with low molecular weights and the antimicrobial effect of total oil is related to one or a few principle. Other study showed that piperitone completely inhibited Aspergillus flavus at low concentrations (Cárdenas-Ortega et al 2005). Moreover, piperitone has increased the antimicrobial activity of furazolidone and nitrofurantoin against Enterobacteriaceae (Shahverdi et al 2004).…”

Analysis of Volatile Compounds in the Root Peel, Stem Peel, and Fruit Peel of Pomegranate (Punica granatum) by TDGC/MS

“…The natural pesticidal properties of some monoterpenes make them useful as potential alternative pest control agents as well as good lead compounds for the development of safe, effective, and fully biodegradable pesticides. Monoterpenes possess many pesticidal activities, including insecticidal [36,37], herbicidal [38,39], fungicidal [40,41], and bactericidal [42,43] properties. The insecticidal activity of E. globulus oil containing 1,8-cineole (33.6%), α-pinene (16.9%), D-limonene (5.5%), and linalool acetate (3.4%) as principal components was assessed against the larvae and pupae of the housefly [44].…”

Molluscicidal and insecticidal potential of monoterpenes on the white garden snail, Theba pisana (Muller) and the cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval)

“…The natural pesticidal properties of some monoterpenes make them useful as potential alternative pest control agents as well as good lead compounds for the development of safe, effective, and fully biodegradable pesticides. Monoterpenes have been shown to possess remarkable pesticidal activities, including insecticidal (Isman, 2000;Grodnitzky and Coats, 2002), herbicidal (Duke et al, 2000;Singh et al, 2002), fungicidal (Wuryatmo et al, 2003;Cärdenas-Ortega et al, 2005), and bactericidal (Cristani et al, 2007;Cantore et al, 2009) properties.…”