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

• Main Authors: Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd. Nuzul Hakimi, Ahmad, Farediah, Mohd. Sirat, Hasnah, Khong, Heng Yen
• Format: Article
• Published: Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors 2012
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33003/; http://www.excli.de/vol11/Ahmad07_2012/Ahmad_02072012_proof.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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