Antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of the essential oils of mosses (Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. and Leucodon sciuroides (Hedw.) Schwägr.) growing in Turkey

Authors : Tayyibe Beyza CANSU, Büşra YAYLI, Turan ÖZDEMİR, Nevzat BATAN

Pages : 213-219

Doi:10.3906/kim-1204-72

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In the present work, the volatiles of mosses [Hylocomium splendens insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Hedw.); Schimp. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Hylocomiaceae); and Leucodon sciuroides insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Hedw.); Schwägr. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Leucodontaceae);] have been investigated by GC-FID and GC/MS. Fifty-eight compounds in the oil of H. splendens, representing 75.4%, and 41 compounds in the oil of L. sciuroides, representing 87.6%, were identified. The major components were found to be b-pinene insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(11.6%); and a-pinene insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(8.9%); in the oil of H. splendens, and nonanal insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(26.8%); and heptanal insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(13.7%); in the oil of L. sciuroides. The essential oil of H. splendens was rich in monoterpenes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(30.8%);, and aldehydes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(49.9%); were the major constituents in the oil of L. sciuroides. The antimicrobial activities of the isolated essential oils of the mosses were also investigated. The essential oil of H. splendens showed antibacterial activities against Escherichia coli, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Bacillus cereus, Mycobacterium smegmatis, and the fungus Candida albicans with minimum inhibition concentrations in the range of 428--857 m g/mL, respectively. The oil of L. sciuroides only showed activity against fungus C. albicans insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(711 m g/mL);.
Keywords : Hylocomium splendens, Leucodon sciuroides, essential oils, GC FID, GC MS