Chemical Composition, Antipathogenic and Cytotoxic Activity of the Essential Oil Extracted from Fruits.

The purpose of this paper was to characterize and investigate the antimicrobial potential of fruits essential oil (EO). The EO was extracted by hydrodistillation, analyzed by GC-MS, and then evaluated for its interaction with microbial and mammalian cells. The antimicrobial activity was assessed against bacterial and fungal strains, in a planktonic and adherent growth state, using qualitative and quantitative assays.