@article{fdi:010070044,
  title = {{C}hemical composition and antifungal activity of the essential oil of {V}arronia schomburgkii ({DC}.) {B}orhidi ({C}ordiaceae) from plants cultivated in {F}rench {G}uiana},
  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 for the first time the chemical composition of the essential oil of {V}arronia schomburgkii ({DC}.) {B}orhidi cultivated in {F}rench {G}uiana. {T}his essential oil was examined by a combination of {GC}/{FID} and {GC}-{MS} techniques and was further tested for antifungal activity against several {C}andida strains, as well as for anti-leishmanial activity against the reference strain {L}eishmania guyanensis. {A} total of 45 components accounting for 93.61% of the total {GC}/{FID} chromatogram were identified. {T}he essential oil is dominated by sesquiterpenes and oxygenated sesquiterpenes among which beta-caryophyllene (46.99 +/- 0.32%) is the major one. {N}o anti-leishmania activity could be assessed, while a strong antimicrobial activity of this essential oil was evidenced in vitro against a {C}andida albicans strain by the definition of a {MIC} value of 250 mu g/m{L}.{V}. schomburgkii essential oil might hence be considered in the future for the development of natural antifungal agents.},
  keywords = {{V}arronia schomburgkii ; {F}rench {G}uiana ; chemical composition ; antifungal ; activities ; {C}andida spp ; anti-leishmanial potency ; {GUYANE} {FRANCAISE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {E}ssential {O}il {R}esearch},
  volume = {29},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {304--312},
  ISSN = {1041-2905},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1080/10412905.2017.1278729},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070044},
}