Antifungal and Antibacterial activities of Aucoumea klaineana Pierre Essential Oil From Gabon

Authors

  • Louis-Clément Engonga Obame Louis Clement Researcher at the Faculty of Science, University of Science and Technology
  • Bongui Jean Bernard Laboratoires de Substances Naturelles et de Synthèses Organométalliques (LASNSOM), Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku B.P. 943, Franceville
  • Andzi Barhé Timoléon Laboratoires de Substances Naturelles et de Synthèses Organométalliques (LASNSOM), Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku B.P. 943, Franceville
  • Ondo Joseph-Privat Laboratoires de Recherche en Biochimie (LAREBIO), Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku B.P. 769, Franceville,
  • Edou Engonga Prosper Laboratoire Pluridisciplinaire des Sciences (LAPLUS), Ecole Normale Supérieure de Libreville, BP 17009 Libreville
  • Koudou Jean Laboratoire de chimie des substances naturelles, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Bangui, BP 908 Bangui République Centrafricaine or 01 BP 134 Ouagadougou 01

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14259/pm.v2i1.87

Keywords:

Aucumea klaineana, Burseraceae, essential oil, antibacterial and antifungal activities

Abstract

Aucoumea klaineana Pierre (Burseraceae) is largely distributed in equatorial forest from Gabon to Equatorial Guinea. It is a medicinal plant that resin, roots and leaves are used to treat fever, constipation, malaria, diarrhea, jaundice and sexual transmissible infection treated by traditional healers. The predominant constituents in the essential oil were ?-3-carene. The antimicrobial activities of both essential oils were tested against Gram-positive and Gram -negative bacteria by using agar disc diffusion and broth microdilution methods; anticandidal effect was also tested on different strains of Candida albicans. The essential oil exhibited antibacterial and antifungal activities against the all strains tested. The best inhibition zones were obtained for Shigella dysenteria CIP 5451 and for Candida albicans ATCC90028. The results suggest that Aucoumea klaineana resin essential oil could be a natural antimicrobial agent.

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Published

2014-01-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014): Volume 2: Issue 1: January, 2014

Section

Short Communications

How to Cite

Obame, L.-C. E., Bernard, B. J., Timoléon, A. B., Joseph-Privat, O., Prosper, E. E., & Jean, K. (2014). Antifungal and Antibacterial activities of Aucoumea klaineana Pierre Essential Oil From Gabon. VRI Phytomedicine, 2(1), pp. 17-21. https://doi.org/10.14259/pm.v2i1.87

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