Composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of leaf and twig essential oils of Litsea akoensis from Taiwan |
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Authors: | Ho Chen-Lung Lin Chai-Yi Wang Eugene I-Chen Su Yu-Chang |
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Affiliation: | Department of Forestry, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo Kuang Rd., Taichung, Taiwan 402. |
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Abstract: | This study analyzed the hydrodistilled essential oils in the leaves and twigs of Litsea akoensis to determine composition and yield. Seventy-one and 40 compounds were identified in the leaf and twig oils, respectively. The main components of leaf oil were limonene (18.5%), thymol (10.1%), p-cymene (9.6%), beta-caryophyllene (8.9%), and carvacrol (8.2%). The main components of twig oil were beta-phellandrene (43.7%) and trans-beta-ocimene (10.4%). The results demonstrated that leaf oil had excellent antioxidant and antimicrobial activities, superior to those of twig oil. |
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