Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Marsdenia Koi Tsiang Essential Oil

Abstract

The present study is the first investigation of the chemical composition and antimicrobial activitys of Marsdenia koi Tsiang essential oils. A total of forty-five compounds were identified, representing about 94.9% of the studied oil.The essential oil exhibited antibacterial activity against B.subtilis, S.aureus and S. albus with the MIC values of 50 μg/ml, 100μg/ml and 100μg/ml respectively.