Braca Alessandra, Siciliano Tiziana, D'Arrigo Manuela, Germanò Maria Paola
Dipartimento di Chimica Bioorganica e Biofarmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno, 33, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Fitoterapia. 2008 Feb;79(2):123-5. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2007.11.002. Epub 2007 Dec 3.
The essential oil obtained from the seeds of Momordica charantia was analyzed by GC/MS. Twenty-five components, representing 90.9% of the oil, were identified. The main constituents were trans-nerolidol, apiole, cis-dihydrocarveol and germacrene D. Furthermore, the oil was tested for its antibacterial and antifungal activities. Staphylococcus aureus was found to be the most sensitive microorganism with MIC values <500 microg/ml.
对从苦瓜种子中提取的精油进行了气相色谱/质谱分析。鉴定出了25种成分，占该精油的90.9%。主要成分是反式橙花叔醇、芹菜脑、顺式二氢香芹醇和杜松烯D。此外，还对该精油的抗菌和抗真菌活性进行了测试。发现金黄色葡萄球菌是最敏感的微生物，其最低抑菌浓度值<500微克/毫升。
