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Analysis of antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant activities of Juniperus excelsa M. B subsp. Polycarpos (K. Koch) Takhtajan essential oil

M. R. Moein1★, Y. Ghasemi2, S. Moein3, M. Nejati1★ Corresponding author

  1. 1aDepartments of Pharmacognosy
  2. 2Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 71345-1583, Shiraz
  3. 3Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, and Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, 79149-64153, Bandar Abbas, Iran

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M. R. Moein

*Address for correspondence: Dr. M.R. Moein, Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 71345-1583, Shiraz, Iran.

mrmoein@sums.ac.ir

Received: 23-03-2010; Revised: 04-04-2010; Accepted: 19-07-2010.

Volume 2, Issue 3 · pp. 128–131 · PUBLISHED January 2010 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65505

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Juniperus excelsa M.B subsp. Polycarpos (K.Koch), collected from south of Iran, was subjected to hydrodistillation using clevenger apparatus to obtain essential oil. The essential was analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/ MS) and studied for antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant activities. The results indicated α-pinene (67.71%) as the major compound and α-cedral (11.5%), δ3-carene (5.19%) and limonene (4.41%) in moderate amounts. Antimicrobial tests were carried out using disk diffusion method, followed by the measurement of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). All the Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria were susceptible to essential oil. The oil showed radical scavenging and antioxidant effects.

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    Moein, M. R., Ghasemi, Y., Moein, S., & Nejati, M. (2010). Analysis of antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant activities of Juniperus excelsa M. B subsp. Polycarpos (K. Koch) Takhtajan essential oil. Pharmacognosy Research, 2(3), 128–131. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8490.65505