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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Chemical composition and biological activity of the essential oil from leaves of Moringa oleifera Lam. cultivated in Mozambique
Molecules, Volume 18, No. 9, Year 2013
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The antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae) grown in Mozambique was investigated. The chemical composition was studied by means of GC and GC-MS analysis. Hexacosane (13.9%), pentacosane (13.3%) and heptacosane (11.4%) were the main components. Ultra High Performance Chromatography-DAD analysis detected the flavonoids quercetin (126 μg/g) and luteolin (6.2 μg/g). The essential oil exhibited a relatively low free radical scavenging capacity. The antimicrobial activity of the essential oil was assayed against two Gram-positive strains (Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus), two Gram-negative strains (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa), and five fungal strains of agro-food interest (Penicillium aurantiogriseum, Penicillium expansum, Penicillium citrinum, Penicillium digitatum, and Aspergillus niger spp.). B. cereus and P. aeruginosa, as well as the fungal strains were sensitive to the essential oil. © 2013 by the authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Marrufo, Tatiana J.
Mozambique
Centre for Research and Development in Ethnobotany-cide
Nazzaro, Filomena
Italy, Rome
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
Mancini, Emilia
Italy, Salerno
Università Degli Studi Di Salerno
Fratianni, F.
Italy, Rome
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
Coppola, Raffaele
Italy, Rome
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
de Martino, Laura
Italy, Salerno
Università Degli Studi Di Salerno
Agostinho, Adelaide Bela
Mozambique
Centre for Research and Development in Ethnobotany-cide
de Feo, Vincenzo D.
Italy, Salerno
Università Degli Studi Di Salerno
Statistics
Citations: 126
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3390/molecules180910989
e-ISSN:
14203049
Research Areas
Food Security
Study Locations
Mozambique
Niger