Volatile Constituents and Antimicrobial Activity of Hirtellina lobelii (DC.) Dittrich

Abstract

The volatiles obtained by hydrodistillation of Hirtellina lobelii (DC.) Dittrich (Asteraceae) collected from Turkey was analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), simultaneously. Main constituents of the oil was found as Fokienol (% 7.4), cadinol (% 6.8), β-caryophyllen (% 6.7). The volatlies was also screened for its antimicrobial properties against various pathogene bacteria species.