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The chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf oil of Cupressus lusitanica from Monteverde, Costa Rica

Sara L. Hassanzadeh1★, Jessika A. Tuten1, Bernhard Vogler1, William N. Setzer1★★ Corresponding author

  1. 1aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA

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Sara L. Hassanzadeh

*Address for correspondence: Dr. William N. Setzer, Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA.

wsetzer@chemistry.uah.edu

Received: 06-10-2009; Revised: 19-11-2009; Accepted: 13-03-2010.

Volume 2, Issue 1 · pp. 19–21 · PUBLISHED January 2010 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.60585

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The essential oils from the leaves of three different individuals of Cupressus lusitanica were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography - mass spectrometry. A total of 49 compounds were identified in the leaf oils. The major components of C. lusitanica leaf oil were a-pinene (40%-82%), limonene (4%-18%), isobornyl acetate (up to 10%) and cis-muurola-4(14),5-diene (up to 7%). The essential oil was screened for antimicrobial activity, and it showed antibacterial activity against Bacillus cereus and antifungal activity against Aspergillus niger.

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    Hassanzadeh, S. L., Tuten, J. A., Vogler, B., & Setzer, W. N. (2010). The chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf oil of Cupressus lusitanica from Monteverde, Costa Rica. Pharmacognosy Research, 2(1), 19–21. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8490.60585