Molecules 2011, 16, 1695-1709; doi:10.3390/molecules16021695 OPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules Article Eucalyptus oleosa Essential Oils: Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of the Oils from Different Plant Parts (Stems, Leaves, Flowers and Fruits) Hajer Naceur Ben Marzoug 1,2, Mehrez Romdhane 2,*, Ahmed Lebrihi 3, Florence Mathieu 3, François Couderc 4, Manef Abderraba 1, Mohamed Larbi Khouja 5 and Jalloul Bouajila 4,* 1 Laboratoire de Physicochimie des Matériaux, IPEST, BP51, La Marsa 2070, Tunisia 2 Unité de Modélisation, Analyse et Commande des Systèmes, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieur, 6029 Gabés, Tunisia 3 Laboratoire Génie Chimique, UMR 5503 (CNRS/INPT/UPS), Université de Toulouse, INP/ENSAT, Avenue de l'Agrobiopole, BP 32 607, Auzeville-Tolosane, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France 4 Laboratoire des Interactions Moléculaires et Réactivité Chimique et Photochimique, UMR CNRS 5623, Université de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse, France 5 Laboratoire d'Ecologie, INRGREF, B.P10, Ariana 2080, Tunisia * Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails:
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[email protected] (M.R.) ;Tel.: +33-562256825 (J.B.); +216-99617761 (M.R.); Fax: +33-562256826 (J.B.); +216-75392190 (M.R.). Received: 19 January 2011; in revised form: 24 January 2011 / Accepted: 17 February 2011 / Published: 17 February 2011 Abstract: Essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from the different parts (stems, adult leaves, immature flowers and fruits) of Eucalyptus oleosa were screened for their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties and their chemical composition. According to GC- FID and GC-MS, the principal compound of the stem, immature flowers and the fruit oils was 1,8-cineole, representing 31.5%, 47.0% and 29.1%, respectively.