International Journal of Plant Science and Ecology
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International Journal of Plant Science and Ecology, Vol.1, No.3, Jun. 2015, Pub. Date: Apr. 22, 2015
Essential Oils of Anethum graveolens L.: Chemical Composition and Their Antimicrobial Activities at Vegetative, Flowering and Fruiting Stages of Development
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Authors
[01] Hussein A. H. Said-Al Ahl, Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St. (former El Tahrir St.), Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
[02] Atef M. Sarhan, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
[03] Abou Dahab M. Abou Dahab, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
[04] El-Shahat N. Abou-Zeid, Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St. (former El Tahrir St.), Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
[05] Mohamed S. Ali, Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St. (former El Tahrir St.), Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
[06] Nabila Y. Naguib, Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St. (former El Tahrir St.), Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
[07] Magda A. El-Bendary, Department of Microbial Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
Abstract
Antimicrobial activity of the essential oils obtained from vegetative herb, flowering herb and the seeds of Anethum graveolens was determined against eight microorganisms using the disk diffusion assay test as well as measuring minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) against diverse type of microorganisms including gram-positive bacteria, gram-negative bacteria and fungi. The results showed that the tested dill oils exhibited strong and a variable degree of antimicrobial activity against all of the tested microorganisms. The essential oils compositions were analyzed and determined by GC. The main components of the vegetative herb essential oils were α-phellandrene (46.33%), limonene (13.72%), -phellandrene (11.01%) and p-cymene (17.88%). p-cymene (33.42%), carvone (13.10%) and dillether (19.63%)were the main components of the flowering herb, whereas, carvone (62.48%), dillapiole (19.51%) and limonene (14.61%) were identified as the major compounds in seed essential oil.
Keywords
Anethum graveoleus L., Antimicrobial Activity, Essential Oil Compositions
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