Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oil from Seed of Coriandrum sativum L.
Abstract
Abstract The essential oil extracted from Coriander fruit obtained from local market of Kanpur was done for GC and GC-MS analysis. The oil yield was 4.8 % (v/w) and had eleven constituents representing 98.88 % of total oil. Major components were α-pinene (4.47 %), E-linalool oxide (2.19 %), linalool (83.21 %), and geranyl acetate (5.74 %). The antimicrobial activity of the oil was evaluated against eight microorganisms. The oil exhibited weak antimicrobial activity against gram...