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The essential oil from herb of Ducrosia anethifolia (DC.) Boiss., growing wild in Iran, was investigated by combined LSC and GC, and GC-MS. The oil consisted mainly of aliphatic compounds. α-Pinene, myrcene and limonene were the main components of the hydrocarbons that constituted 13% of the oil. n-Decanal, n-dodecanal, n-decanol, trans-2-dodecenal and cis-chrysanthenyl acetate were the major oxygen-containing constituents, which accounted for 87% of the oil. The aliphatic components can be held responsible for the remarkable activity of the herb oil against gram-positive bacteria, Candida albicans, and some dermatophytes. The antimicrobial screening was carried out by means of the agar overlay technique.
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Janssen, A.M., Scheffer, J.J.C., Svendsen, A.B., Aynehchi, Y. (1985). Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil of Ducrosia Anethifolia . In: Svendsen, A.B., Scheffer, J.J.C. (eds) Essential Oils and Aromatic Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5137-2_25
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