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Composition, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of the Seed Essential Oil of Calocedrus formosana from Taiwan

2011; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 6; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/1934578x1100600132

ISSN

1934-578X

Autores

Chen‐Lung Ho, Yen‐Hsueh Tseng, Eugene I‐Chen Wang, Pei‐Chun Liao, Ju‐Ching Chou, Chien-Nan Lin, Yu‐Chang Su,

Tópico(s)

Natural product bioactivities and synthesis

Resumo

The hydrodistillated seed essential oil of Calocedrus formosana was analyzed to determine its composition and yield. Twenty-seven compounds were identified, the main ones being alpha-pinene (63.8%), totarol (9.9%) and ferruginol (8.9%). Monoterpene hydrocarbons (73.5%) and oxygenated diterpenes (18.8%) were the predominant groups of compounds. The seed essential oil exhibited excellent antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-wood-decay fungal activities.

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