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Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Essential Oils of Cinnamomum Tamala, Cinnamomum Zeylenicum and Cinnamomum Camphora Growing in Uttarakhand

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Studies were undertaken to chemically examine the essential oils of different species of Cinnamomum growing in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand and screening of their antibacterial, and antioxidant activities. Eight samples of Cinnamomum tamala, two samples of Cinnamomum zeylenicum and one sample of Cinnamomum camphora were collected. Among all these oils, four chemotypes of C. tamala, two of C. zeylenicum and one of C. camphora are introduced by GC-MS analysis. Antibacterial activity of essential oils of Cinnamomum species were tested against three pathogenic bacteria viz. Pasturella multocida, Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica enterica by disc diffusion method and compared with Gentamicine. Antioxidant activities of the essential oils were evaluated by three different methods viz. reducing power activity, DPPH radical scavenging activity and effect on the chelating activity of Fe (II) ions. Results showed that the essential oils of Cinnamomum species have effective antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Therefore they could be used as food preservatives and as medicines.

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Agarwal, R., Pant, A., Prakash, O. (2012). Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Essential Oils of Cinnamomum Tamala, Cinnamomum Zeylenicum and Cinnamomum Camphora Growing in Uttarakhand. In: Khemani, L., Srivastava, M., Srivastava, S. (eds) Chemistry of Phytopotentials: Health, Energy and Environmental Perspectives. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23394-4_18

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