PMID- 25296683
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150610
LR  - 20211203
IS  - 1846-9558 (Electronic)
IS  - 1330-0075 (Linking)
VI  - 64
IP  - 3
DP  - 2014 Sep
TI  - Potential of the essential oil from Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus as an 
      antimicrobial agent.
PG  - 379-85
LID - /j/acph.2014.64.issue-3/acph-2014-0024/acph-2014-0024.xml [pii]
LID - 10.2478/acph-2014-0024 [doi]
AB  - This study evaluated the effectiveness of the essential oil of Pimenta 
      pseudocaryophyllus in inhibiting the growth of the main bacteria responsible for 
      bad perspiration odor (Staphylococcus epidermidis, Proteus hauseri, Micrococcus 
      yunnanensis and Corynebacterium xerosis). The chemical profile of the essential 
      oil was evaluated by high-resolution gas chromatography (HR-GC) and four 
      constituents were identified, eugenol being the major component (88.6%). The 
      antimicrobial activity was evaluated by means of the turbidimetric method, using 
      the microdilution assay. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of the 
      essential oil ranged from 500 to 1,000 mug mL(-)(1). Scanning electron microscope 
      (SEM) observations confirmed the physical damage and morphological alteration of 
      the test bacteria treated with the essential oil, reference drugs and eugenol. 
      The findings of the study demonstrated that this essential oil can be used in the 
      formulation of personal care products.
FAU - Suzuki, Erika Yoko
AU  - Suzuki EY
FAU - Baptista, Edilene Bolutari
AU  - Baptista EB
FAU - Resende Do Carmo, Antonio Marcio
AU  - Resende Do Carmo AM
FAU - Miranda Chaves, Maria Das Gracas Afonso
AU  - Miranda Chaves MD
FAU - Chicourel, Elizabeth Lemos
AU  - Chicourel EL
FAU - Barbosa Raposo, Nadia Rezende
AU  - Barbosa Raposo NR
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Poland
TA  - Acta Pharm
JT  - Acta pharmaceutica (Zagreb, Croatia)
JID - 9303678
RN  - 0 (Anti-Infective Agents)
RN  - 0 (Oils, Volatile)
RN  - 0 (Plant Oils)
SB  - IM
MH  - Anti-Infective Agents/isolation & purification/*pharmacology
MH  - Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria/drug effects/growth & development/ultrastructure
MH  - Gram-Positive Bacteria/drug effects/growth & development/ultrastructure
MH  - Microbial Sensitivity Tests
MH  - Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
MH  - Oils, Volatile/isolation & purification/*pharmacology
MH  - Phytotherapy
MH  - *Pimenta/chemistry
MH  - Plant Oils/isolation & purification/*pharmacology
MH  - Plants, Medicinal
EDAT- 2014/10/10 06:00
MHDA- 2015/06/11 06:00
CRDT- 2014/10/10 06:00
PHST- 2014/05/07 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/10/10 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/10/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/06/11 06:00 [medline]
AID - /j/acph.2014.64.issue-3/acph-2014-0024/acph-2014-0024.xml [pii]
AID - 10.2478/acph-2014-0024 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Acta Pharm. 2014 Sep;64(3):379-85. doi: 10.2478/acph-2014-0024.