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Planta Med 2003; 69(12): 1159-1162
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-818011
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil of Artemisia iwayomogi

Hyeon-Hee Yu1 , Young-Hoi Kim2 , Bong-Seop Kil3 , Kang-Ju Kim4 , Seung-Il Jeong4 , Yong-Ouk You1
  • 1Department of Oral Biochemistry and VCRC, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan, South Korea
  • 2KT&G Central Research Institute, Taejon, South Korea
  • 3Divison of Life Science, College of Natural Science, Wonkwang University, Iksan, South Korea
  • 4Department of Oral Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan, South Korea
This paper was supported by a grant No. R01-2001-00133 from the Basic Research Program of the KOSEF and partially by Wonkwang University in 2001
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Received: May 15, 2003

Accepted: August 23, 2003

Publication Date:
29 January 2004 (online)

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Abstract

The chemical composition of the essential oil from Artemisia iwayomogi Kitamura was analyzed by means of GC and GC-MS. Eighty-five constituents were identified representing 96.23 % of the total oil. Camphor (19.31 %), 1,8-cineole (19.25 %), borneol (18.96 %), camphene (4.64 %), and β-caryophyllene (3.46 %) were found to be the major components. Furthermore, the oil exhibited antibacterial activity against six Gram-(+) and six Gram-(-) bacteria in tests using the broth dilution method.

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Prof. Dr. Yong-Ouk You

Department of Oral Biochemistry

School of Dentistry

Wonkwang University

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Iksan

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