@article{fdi:010067722, title = {{C}omposition and antifungal activity of the essential oil of {N}ashia inaguensis {M}illsp ({V}erbenaceae) cultivated in {F}rench {G}uiana [plus corrigendum paru dans {J}ournal of {E}ssential {O}il {R}esearch.2017, vol. 29, no 6, pp. 507-509]}, author = {{S}cotto, {C}. {I}. and {B}urger, {P}. and el {K}hil, {M}. {K}. and {G}inouves, {M}. and {P}revot, {G}. and {B}lanchet, {D}. and {D}elprete, {P}iero and {F}ernandez, {X}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his study reports the chemical composition of the essential oil of {N}ashia inaguensis {M}illsp. organically cultivated in {F}rench {G}uiana. {T}his essential oil was examined by a combination of {GC}/{FID} and {GC}-{MS} techniques. {A} total of thirty-one components accounting for 97% of the total {GC}/{FID} chromatogram were identified. {T}he most abundant ones were carvacrol (23.1%), p-cymene (18.7%), gamma-terpinene (14.6%), thymol methyl ether (10.3%), thymol (8.3%), trans-beta-caryophyllene (8.0%) and myrcene (2.3%). {T}he essential oil of {N}. inaguensis was tested for the first time for antifungal and antiparasitic activities against strains of several {C}andida spp. and {L}eishmania guyanensis respectively: the strong antimicrobial activity of this essential oil was confirmed in vitro by the definition of {MIC} values ranging from 125 mu g/m{L} to 500 mu g/m{L} according to the {C}andida species tested, while the anti-{L}eishmania activity assessed by the definition of an {IC}50 value seem negligible.}, keywords = {{N}ashia inaguensis ; {V}erbenaceae ; {F}rench {G}uiana ; antifungal and antiparasitic activities ; {C}andida spp ; {L}eishmania guyanensis ; {GUYANE} {FRANCAISE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {E}ssential {O}il {R}esearch}, volume = {28}, numero = {4}, pages = {305--311 [plus corrigendum paru dans {J}ournal of {E}ssential {O}il {R}esearch.2017, vol. 29, no 6, pp. 507--509]}, ISSN = {1041-2905}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1080/10412905.2016.1142477}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067722}, }