2007•Journal of Essential Oil Bearing PlantsRequires access

Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil ofZiziphora hispanica(L.) from Algeria

Chahrazed Bekhechi, Fewzia Atik Bekkara, Djamel Eddine Abdelouahid, Kai Liu, Joseph Casanova, Félix Tomi

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The composition of the essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Ziziphora hispanica. (L)., growing wild in Algeria (province of Tlemcen) was determined by GC(RI), GC-MS and 13C NMR. The oil was characterized by a high content of pulegone (79.5%) and its antibacterial activity was tested against nine bacteria stains.

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Key concepts: Pulegone, Essential oil, Antibacterial activity, Composition (language), Food science, Bacteria, Monoterpene, Chemistry