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KMID : 0545120080180030497
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Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
2008 Volume.18 No. 3 p.497 ~ p.502
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Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oil from Cones of Pinus koraiensis
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Lee Jeong-Ho
Lee Hong-Sub
Hong Soon-Kwang
Yang Hye-Young
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Abstract
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The essential oil from the cones of Pinus koraiensis was prepared after removing the seeds, and its chemical composition analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Hydrodistillation of the P. koraiensis cones yielded 1.07% (v/w) of essential oil, which was almost three times the amount of essential oil extracted from the needles of the same plant. Moreover, the antimicrobial activities of the oil against the growth of Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and fungi were evaluated using the agar disc diffusion method and broth microdilution method. Eighty-seven components, comprising about 96.8% of the total oil, were identified. The most abundant oil components were limonene (27.90%), α-pinene (23.89%), β-pinene (12.02%), 3-carene (4.95%), β-myrcene (4.53%), isolongifolene (3.35%), (-)-bornyl acetate (2.02%), caryophyllene (1.71%), and camphene (1.54%). The essential oil was confirmed to have significant antimicrobial activities, especially against pathogenic fungal strains such as Candida glabrata YFCC 062 and Cryptococcus neoformans B 42419. Therefore, the present results indicate that the essential oil from the cones of Pinus koraiensis can be used in various ways as a nontoxic and environmentally friendly disinfectant.
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KEYWORD
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Essential oil, antimicrobial activity, Pinus koraiensis
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