Review Article
Essential Oil of Artemisia annua L.: An Extraordinary Component with Numerous Antimicrobial Properties
Table 3
Tests on the main components of A. annua essential oil.
| | Artemisia ketone | -Pinene | 1,8-Cineole | Camphor |
Reference | -Terpineol |
Reference | | MIC (mg/mL) | MBC (mg/mL) | MIC (mg/mL) | MBC (mg/mL) | MIC (mg/mL) | MBC (mg/mL) | MIC (mg/mL) | MBC (mg/mL) | MIC (%, v/v) | MBC (%, v/v) |
| Bacterial strains | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gram- positive | | | | | | | | | | | | | S. aureus | 0.07–0.15 | 0.3–0.6 | >10 | >10 | 2.5–5 | 2.5–5 | 2.5–5 | 2.5–>10 | [10] | | | | Sarcina lutea | 2.5 | 10 | 1.25 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.25 | 2.5 | 2.5 | [10] | | | | B. cereus | 0.6 | 0.6 | >10 | >10 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | [10] | | | | Gram- negative | | | | | | | | | | | | | E. coli | 10 | 10 | >10 | >10 | 20 | 20 | >10 | >10 | [10] | | | | Shigella sp. | 0.6 | 0.6 | >10 | >10 | 10 | 20 | >10 | >10 | [10] | | | | S. enteritidis | 0.6 | 10 | 0.6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | >10 | >10 | [10] | | | | K. pneumoniae | 2.5 | 2.5 | >10 | >10 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 | 5 | [10] | | | | Fungal strains | | | | | | | | | | | | | C. albicans | 10 | 10 | >10 | >10 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | [10] | 0.25 | 0.5 | [18] | C. glabrata | | | | | | | | | | 0.12 | 0.5 | [18] | C. dubliniensis | | | | | | | | | | 0.12 | 0.25 | [18] | C. krusei | | | | | | | | | | 0.12 | 0.5 | [18] | C. guillermondii | | | | | | | | | | 0.12 | 0.25 | [18] | C. parapsilosis | | | | | | | | | | 0.06 | 0.5 | [18] | C. tropicalis | | | | | | | | | | 0.5 | 0.5 | [18] | A. fumigatus | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | [10] | | | |
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