Antibacterial activity and essential oil composition of Calendula arvensis L.

Authors : Hüseyin SERVİ, Cansu VATANSEVER, Ahmet DOĞAN, Vanya MAJEED

Pages : 229-236

Doi:10.21448/ijsm.676985

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Publication Date : 2020-12-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Essential oil composition and antibacterial activity of Calendula arvensis L. were investigated. The essential oil of aerial part was obtained through hydro-distillation using a Clevenger type apparatus with 0.38 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(v/w); yield. The essential oil components were determined by GC-MS analyses. Thirty-six components were identified in the essential oil that represented 91.8 % of the oil. The major components of the essential oil were δ-cadinene insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(14.8 %);, epi-cubebol insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(10.7 %);, α-cadinol insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(8.5 %);, cubenol insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(7.7 %);, cubebol insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(7.2 %);, 1-epi-cubenol insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.4 %); and ledene insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.1 %);. Antibacterial activity of essential oil was observed against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213, Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 and Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 by using a broth microdilution. The essential oil showed weak inhibitory activity against E. coli and B. cereus at 8 mg/mL. The oil didn‘t show any antibacterial activity against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa. These results revealed that the oil was rich in oxygenated sesquiterpenes as well as had a weak antimicrobial activity.
Keywords : Calendula arvensis, Essential oil, Antibacterial activity, GC MS