Short report Antimicrobial activity of Chenopodium botrys essential oil Zoran A. Maksimovic ´ a, * , Sofija CorDevic ´ b , Mirjana Mraovic ´ c a Institute of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro b Institute for Medicinal Plant Research bDr Josif Panc ˇic ´ Q, Tadeus ˇa Kos ˇc ´us ˇka 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro c Institute for Serums, Vaccines and Diagnostic Preparations bTorlak Q, Vojvode Stepe 458, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Received 22 December 2003; accepted 25 October 2004 Available online 8 December 2004 Abstract Essential oil, isolated by hydrodistillation from Chenopodium botrys aerial parts, expressed significant bactericidal and fungicidal activity against selected strains of microorganisms. D 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Chenopodium botrys ; Essential oil; Antimicrobial activity 1. Plant Chenopodium botrys L. (Chenopodiaceae), aerial parts collected from locus typicus near the town of Vlasotince (Southern Serbia) during the period of full flowering and authenticated by Prof. Dr. M.S. Gorunovic ´, Institute of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, where a voucher specimen has been deposited. 0367-326X/$ - see front matter D 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2004.10.005 * Corresponding author. E-mail address: zmaksim1@pharmacy.bg.ac.yu (Z.A. Maksimovic ´). Fitoterapia 76 (2005) 112 – 114 www.elsevier.com/locate/fitote