Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oils from Zanthoxylum rhoifolium

Wellington de Abreu Gonzaga; Andréia Denise Weber; Sandro Rogério Giacomelli; Euclésio Simionatto; Ionara Irion Dalcol; Emilia Carolina Machado Dessoy; Ademir Farias Morel

doi:10.1055/s-2003-42783

Planta Med 2003; 69(8): 773-775
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42783

Letter

Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oils from Zanthoxylum rhoifolium

Wellington de Abreu Gonzaga¹ , Andréia Denise Weber¹ , Sandro Rogério Giacomelli¹ , Euclésio Simionatto¹ , Ionara Irion Dalcol¹ , Emilia Carolina Machado Dessoy¹ , Ademir Farias Morel¹

¹Departamento de Química, NPPN, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil

This work was supported by FAPERGS (Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Rio Grande do Sul), and CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico)

Abstract

The essential oils from the aerial parts of leaves, fruits and flowers of Zanthoxylum rhoifolium of Southern Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), were analysed by GC, GC/MS, and chiral phase gas chromatography (CPGC). Forty-eight compounds were identified from the essential oils. The major constituents of the essential oil of the leaves were germacrene D (34 %) and bicyclogermacrene (23 %) and of the fruits, menth-2-en-1-ol (46.2 %), β-myrcene (30.2 %), (-)-linalool (15 %) and (-)-α-terpineol (8.45 %). β-Myrcene (65 %) and menth-2-en-1-ol (5.4 %) dominate the essential oil of the flowers. The oils of the leaves and fruits were bioactive with antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (Gram positive), and Klebsiella pneumoniae and Salmonella setubal bacteria (Gram negative) microorganisms, while the essential oil of the flowers was inactive.

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Prof. Dr. Ademir Farias Morel

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Departamento de Química

Camobi

Santa Maria RS

Brazil CEP: 97105-900

eMail: afmorel@base.ufsm.br