Effect of provenance on the chemical quality and bioactivity of essential oil of Laurus nobilis in Morocco

2^nd World Chemistry Conference

August 08-10, 2016 Toronto, Canada

Hanaa Labiad, Mohamed Ghanmi, Badr Satrani, Ahmed Aljaiyash and Abdelaziz Chaouch

Ibn Tofail University, Morocco
Forest Research Center, Morocco

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Chem Sci J

Abstract :

The aim of this work is to study the effect of provenance on both chemical profile and antimicrobial activity of essential oil (EO) of the aerial parts of Laurus nobilis. The plant was harvested from two different forests in Morocco; Moulay Abdeslam (North) and Beni Mellal (Middle Atlas). The best EO yields of the Laurus nobilis was resulted from Beni Mellal forest. The analysis of chemical composition was made by GC and GC-MS which identified the major compounds; Sabinene, �±-Terpinene, 1,8-Cineole, Eugenol, Linalool and �±-Pinene. The antimicrobial activity has been made in regards of four wood rot fungi, three molds and four bacterial strains. The EO extract of Laurus from the provenance Beni Mellal forest was the most efficient against all the studied microorganisms.

Biography :

Hanaa Labiad is currently a PhD student at Ibn Tofail University, Morocco.
Email:labiadhanaa@gmail.com