Abstract
This work aims to study antibacterial and antifungal activities and chemical composition of Ocimum canum Sims essential oil, harvested in the region of Maweni Dimani on the island of Grande Comore. The yield of O. canum essential oil from Maweni-Dimani was 2.06%. This essential oil presents 1,8-cineole (48.88%), camphor (14.98%), α-pinene (5.71%), β-pinene (4.66%) and γ-elemene (3.91%) as predominate constituents. The antibacterial and antifungal activities of this essential oil have been studied against four bacteria (Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus luteus) and three fungi (Aspergillus niger, Penicillium digitatum, Penicillium digitatum). Bioassays showed that Ocimum canum Sims essential oil has bactericidal and fungicidal activities.
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