Formulation of an antibacterial crop protectant using the acetylated derivative of 2,7,(14),10-Bisabolatriene-1,9,12-triol isolated from Curcuma longa L.

Arghya Ghosh, Parthadeb Ghosh

Abstract

The paper includes a comparative account of antibacterial assay of 2, 7, (14), 10 Bisabolatriene- 1,9,12 triol and its acetylated derivative isolated from Curcuma longa L. The results indicated that acetylated derivative of 2, 7, (14), 10 Bisabolatriene- 1,9,12 triol showed positive results in antibacterial assay. The antibacterial assay was also done with the 2, 7, (14), 10 Bisabolatriene- 1,9,12 triol and no antibacterial acivity was found for this compound.