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The composition of the essential oil obtained from the dried aerial parts of Hymenocrater elegans Bunge (Lamiaceae) was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Forty-five components have been identified in the oil of H. elegans. The major constituents of the oil were manoyl oxide (22.7 %), sclareol (12.4 %) and 1,8-cineole (8.3 %). The antimicrobial activity of H. elegans oil was studied using the disk diffusion method and determination of minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values. The H. elegans oil exhibited concentration-dependent antibacterial activity on Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi. The essential oil did not show antifungal activity against fungi.
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