Chemical Constituents of Elettaria cardamomum Seed Oil and its Biological Activity

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the phyto constituents of Elttaria cardamomum fruit oil. The oil was study by GC-MS analysis. The analysis showed 39 constituents Major are: cyclohexene-1-methanol, -alpha-,-alpha-,4-trimethyl-, acetate (27.64%), Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester ( 14.86%), 9-octadecenoic acid (Z)-, methyl ester (8.78%), 9,12-octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-, methyl ester (8.35%), L-.alpha.-terpineol (6.98%). The oil showed significant anticandidal activity. It also exhibited moderate activity against Gram positive Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis and Gram Negative Escherichia coli, However it failed to give inhibitory effect against Gram negative Paeudomonas aeruginosa.