In:
Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Vol. 59, No. 3 ( 2005-05-01), p. 295-299
Abstract:
The chemical composition of the essential oil of Chamaecyparis formosensis wood has been examined. GC-MS data and retention indices for reference samples were used to identify 32 constituents. α-Eudesmol (18.06%), β-guaiene (8.0%), (–)-β-cadinene (7.89%), γ-costal (7.03%), α-muurolol (6.49%), 4α-hydroxy-4β-methyldihydrocostol (5.52%), σ-selinene (4.78%), santolina triene (4.60%), eremophilene (4.32%), humulene (4.11%), myrtenol (4.11%), and τ-cadinene (3.25%) were the most abundant components. Tests with the typical wood decay fungi, Laetiporus sulphureus and Trametes versicolor , proved the antifungal activity of the oil, as the growth of L. sulphureus and T. versicolor was inhibited at concentrations of 50 and 100 μg ml −1 , respectively. The following characteristic volatile compounds were isolated and purified from ethyl acetate fractions: epi -cubenol, chamaecynone, myrtenol, cis -myrtanol, 12-hydroxyisointermedenol and 4α-hydroxy-4β-methyldi-hydrocostol. Chamaecynone possessed the strongest antifungal activity, with an antifungal index of 88.2% and 67.3% for L. sulphureus and T. versicolor at a dose of 50 μg ml −1 , respectively.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0018-3830
,
1437-434X
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication Date:
2005
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1466072-6
SSG:
23