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The Chemical Constituents and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil of Peucedanum ruthenicum (M. Bieb.) Rochel (Umbelliferae) leaf.
SHR Alavi1 , N Yassa * 2, MR Fazeli3 , F Fouladi4 , L Salimi4 , Y Ajani5
1- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medicinal Plants Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
2- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medicinal Plants Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , yasa@sina.tums.ac.ir
3- Department of Drug and Food Control, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
4- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medicinal Plants Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
5- Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Tehran
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  The essential oil of Peucedanum ruthenicum leaf obtained by hydro distillation and was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Among the 17 identified constituents accounting for 100% of the total oil, the major component was Thymol (57.79%).

Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil was investigated against various Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The essential oil of P. ruthenicum showed activity against Gram-positive and Gram negative bacteria.
Keywords: Peucedanum ruthenicum, Umbelliferae, Essential oil, Thymol, Antibacterial
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Pharmacology & Toxicology
Received: 2005/09/6 | Accepted: 2006/08/16 | Published: 2007/03/20
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