@article{3010907,
    title = "Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of Helichrysum kraussii Sch. Bip. and H. rugulosum Less. from South Africa",
    author = "Bougatsos, C. and Meyer, J.J.M. and Magiatis, P. and Vagias, C. and Chinou, I.B.",
    journal = "Flavour and Fragrance Journal",
    year = "2003",
    volume = "18",
    number = "1",
    pages = "48-51",
    issn = "0882-5734, 1099-1026",
    doi = "10.1002/ffj.1152",
    keywords = "Bacteria;  Composition;  Essential oils;  Fungi, Antimicrobial activity, Fragrances, antiinfective agent;  aromadendrene;  beta bisabolene;  bisabolol;  caryophyllene;  caryophyllene oxide;  cineole;  cis alpha bisabolene;  delta cadinene;  essential oil;  Helichrysum extract;  humulene;  linalool;  phytol;  pinene;  plant extract;  terpenoid;  terpineol;  unclassified drug, antimicrobial activity;  Asteraceae;  chemical analysis;  chemical composition;  controlled study;  fungus;  gas chromatography;  Gram negative bacterium;  Gram positive bacterium;  Helichrysum;  mass spectrometry;  nonhuman;  pathogenicity;  review;  South Africa, Fungi;  Helichrysum;  Posibacteria",
    abstract = "The chemical compositions of the essential oils obtained from the aerial parts of Helichrysum kraussii and H. rugulosum were analysed by GC and GC-MS. From the 39 identified constituents, representing 85.1% and 92.9% of the two oils, respectively, β-caryophyllene (30.7%, 12.6%), α-pinene (12.1%,-), β-caryophyllene oxide (-, 8.8%), cis-α-bisabolene (-, 22.7%), β-bisabolene (-, 4.7%) and α-humulene (9.8%, -) were found to be the main components. Furthermore, the oils were tested against six Gram-positive or - negative bacteria and three pathogenic fungi. It was found that oils from both plants, and especially that of H. rugulosum, exhibited interesting antibacterial activity. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd."
}