The chemical composition of Microbiota decussata

Z Naturforsch C J Biosci. 2002 Nov-Dec;57(11-12):998-1003. doi: 10.1515/znc-2002-11-1208.

Abstract

From the leaves of Microbiota decussata (Cupressaceae) biflavones: cupressuflavone, amentoflavone and 7-O-methylamentoflavone were isolated and identified. The amount of cupressuflavone in Microbiota decussata and xCupressocyparis leylandii (Leyland cypress) (Cupressaceae) was determined by HPLC (1.82% and 0.83%, respectively). The chemical composition of essential oils from bark and leaves of Microbiota decussata was established by GC-MS (GC-FID) analysis. As a major component thujopsene (39.2% and 45.9%, respectively) was identified. Wiridiflorol (3.0%) and tau-muurolol (0.3%) were present only in leaves but globulol (1.5%) exclusively in bark. The content of essential oils in M. decussata was high--5.4% in bark and 12.6% in leaves. The essential oils from M. decussata and xC. leylandii were bioassayed towards different fungi of the genus Fusarium. Leyland cypress essential oil at 2% concentration fully inhibited the growth of all fungi.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry*
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Chromatography, Gas
  • Ferns / chemistry*
  • Flavonoids / chemistry*
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification
  • Fusarium / drug effects
  • Fusarium / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Mycoses / classification
  • Oils, Volatile / chemistry
  • Oils, Volatile / isolation & purification
  • Oils, Volatile / pharmacology
  • Plant Components, Aerial / chemistry

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Flavonoids
  • Oils, Volatile