The essential oil of leaves, stem bark and wood of Araucaria excelsa were prepared by hydrodistillation. Analysis of the oils by GC and GC-MS resulted in the identification of 78 compounds. The diterpene; phyllocladene (37.86%) is the major compound of leaves oil, while α-pinene (16.46%) and caryophyllene oxide (15.71%) are the major components of bark oil. The diterpenoids; kaurene, isopimarol and phyllocladanol are the major constituents of wood oil in relative percentage of 18.59%,12.09% and 10.73%, respectively. The major component of the leaves oil; phyllocladene was isolated and its structure was established by spectral data (UV, IR, MS, 1H- and 13C-NMR). All the prepared oils and phyllocladene exhibited marked antimicrobial and antifungal activities.
Abdel-Ghani, A. (2003). CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OL OF ARAUCARIA EXCELSA R. Br. CULTIVATED IN EGYPT. Zagazig Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 12(1), 36-43. doi: 10.21608/zjps.2003.178073
MLA
Afaf Abdel-Ghani. "CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OL OF ARAUCARIA EXCELSA R. Br. CULTIVATED IN EGYPT", Zagazig Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 12, 1, 2003, 36-43. doi: 10.21608/zjps.2003.178073
HARVARD
Abdel-Ghani, A. (2003). 'CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OL OF ARAUCARIA EXCELSA R. Br. CULTIVATED IN EGYPT', Zagazig Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 12(1), pp. 36-43. doi: 10.21608/zjps.2003.178073
VANCOUVER
Abdel-Ghani, A. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OL OF ARAUCARIA EXCELSA R. Br. CULTIVATED IN EGYPT. Zagazig Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2003; 12(1): 36-43. doi: 10.21608/zjps.2003.178073