Abstract
ABSTRACT The chemical composition of the essential oil of Pectis elongata from Martinique was analyzed for the first time by GC/MS. The major components were found to be neral (15.65–27.47%), geranial (24.56–40.15%) and geranic acid (5.00–19.88%), the levels of which depended on the state of maturity of the plant and its collection site. The biostatic activity of the oil and two solvent extracts from the leaves was evaluated against five bacterial and six fungal strains. The oil showed higher activity than the extracts towards both the bacterial and fungal strains with an MIC of 0.5 mg/mL when screened against Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli and Mycobacterium smegmatis.
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