Chemical compositions and antibacterial activity of the leaf and stem oils of piper porphyrophyllum (lindl.) N.E. Br.

• Main Authors: Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd. Nuzul Hakimi, Ahmad, Farediah, Mohd. Sirat, Hasnah, Khong, Heng Yen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/46688/1/W.M.W.H.WanSalleh_2012_Chemical%20compositions%20and%20antibacterial%20activity%20of%20the%20leaf%20and%20stem%20oils.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/46688/

The essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from the fresh leaf and stem of Piper porphyrophyllum N.E. Br. were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Thirty four constituents were identified in the leaf oil, while thirty eight constituents were identified in the stems oil. The most abundant components in t...