Author
KRIST, SABINE - University Of Vienna | |
BBANOVAC, DANIEL - University Of Vienna | |
TABANCA, NURHAYAT - University Of Mississippi | |
Wedge, David | |
GOCHEV, VELIZAR - Plovdiv University | |
WANNER, JURGEN - Kurt Kitzing Co | |
SCHMIDT, ERICH - University Of Vienna | |
JIROVETZ, LEOPOLD - University Of Vienna |
Submitted to: Natural Product Communications
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 8/14/2014 Publication Date: 1/10/2015 Publication URL: http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/60680 Citation: Krist, S., Bbanovac, D., Tabanca, N., Wedge, D.E., Gochev, V.K., Wanner, J., Schmidt, E., Jirovetz, L. 2015. Antimicrobial activity of Nerolidol and its derivatives against airborne microbes and further biological activities. Natural Product Communications. 10(1):143-148. Interpretive Summary: Nerolidol, a sesquiterpene analogue of linalool, is naturally found in the essential oil of many plants and flowers. Cabreuva oil, the essential oil of Myrocarpus frondosus is the most important natural source of transnerolidol. Alpha-bisabolol was the most effective antibacterial agent and trans, trans-farnesol showed the best antifungal activity against Phomopsis obscurans. Technical Abstract: Nerolidol and its derivatives, namely cis-nerolidol, O-methyl-nerolidol, O-ethyl-nerolidol, (-)-alpha-bisabolol, trans,trans-farnesol and its main natural source Cabreuva essential oil, were tested for their antimicrobial activity against airborne microbes and antifungal properties against plant pathogens. Among the tested compounds, alpha-bisabolol was the most effective antimicrobial agent and trans,trans-farnesol showed the best antifungal activity. |