Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Chemical composition, repellent and antimicrobial activity of Schinus molle L.

Onder Deveci1, Artun Sukan2, Nedim Tuzun1 and E. Esin Hames Kocabas2*
1Ege University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Zoology Section, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey. 2Ege University, Faculty of Engineering, Bioengineering Department, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 24 August 2010
  •  Published: 04 November 2010

Abstract

The aim of this research was to determine the repellent and antimicrobial activities of the essential oil and hexanic extracts obtained from the leaves and fruits ofSchinus molle L. (Anacardiaceae). The composition of essential oils and hexanic extracts were analyzed by GC-MS. Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis L.) adults and nine bacterial strains were used for repellent and antimicrobial activity assays, respectively. The best antimicrobial activities were determined at 30 µg/ml dosage for Escherichia coli 0157:H7 and Bacillus cereus with leaf extracts. At all doses (176, 70 and 35 µg/cm2) the leaf essential oil showed not significant repellency than the positive control, DEET (N,N diethyl-m-toluamide), Hexanic extract of the leaf showed good repellency (83.33%) at the highest concentration (0.075 mg/L) against the oriental cockroach. The results indicated that the essential oil and hexanic extracts of S. molle showed potential in terms of antimicrobial and repellent activities.

 

Key words: Antimicrobial, Blatta orientalis, essential oil, Schinus molle, repellent.

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