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CONSTITUENTS AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SUDANESE IPOMOEA SINENSIS (CONVOLVULACEAE) OIL
Abdel Karim M.*, Shaza T., Um-Alhasan T. and Al-Hafez M.
ABSTRACT
Ipomoea is a large and diverse genus in the family Convolvulaceae with more than 600 species mainly distributed through tropical and subtropical regions. Ipomoea species have a long history of traditional uses. Some of these species are nutritionally important In this study the oil from Ipomoea sinensis was studied by GC-MS and the antimicrobial activity was evaluated. The GC-MS analysis showed twenty constituents. Major constituents are : 9,12-octadecadienoic acid methyl ester(32.29%), hexadecanoic acid methyl ester (25.27%), methyl stereate(14.64%) and 9- octadecenoic acid methyl ester(7.32%),. In the cup plate agar diffusion assay, The studied oil showed moderate activity against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans.
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