Author/Authors :
šćepanović, andjelka university of montenegro - faculty of natural science and mathematics - department of biology, Podgorica, MONTENEGRO , krivokapić, slađana university of montenegro - faculty of natural science and mathematics - department of biology, Podgorica, MONTENEGRO , šćepanovic, valentina university of montenegro - faculty of natural science and mathematics - department of biology, Podgorica, MONTENEGRO , živković, vladimir center for ecotoxicological research podgorica, Podgorica, MONTENEGRO , perović, svetlana university of montenegro - faculty of natural science and mathematics - department of biology, Podgorica, MONTENEGRO
Abstract :
The chemical constituents of essential oils isolated from the Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don by steam-distillation were analyzed by GC-MS. The oils were predominantly composed of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons with 52.35%, with γ-curcumene as major constituent (14,11%), β-selinene (11,31%) and α-curcumene (10,42%). The antimicrobial activity of the essential oils was evaluated against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and fungi. Results showed that the oils exhibited antibacterial activities and that Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes and Bacillus subtilis are very sensitive.
Keywords :
Helichrysum italicum , GC , MS , antimicrobial activity
