International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 1 5 2012 09 10 Chemical and Biological Investigation of leaves of Eucalyptus Torelliana Essential oils from Benin 6 12 EN Bhosagar Dullav 1 Department of Environmental Sciences (Auto) Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar-768019, Orissa, INDIA BhoiLakshmikanti 2 Mishra P.C. 3 AlitonouGuy Alain 1 Lab. d’Etude et de Recherche en Chimie Appliquée, Ecole Polytechnique d’Abomey-Calavi, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou BENIN Avlessi Felicien 2 Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, IBMM UMR CNRS-UM1-UM2, ENSCM, rue de l’Ecole Normale, Montpellier cedex, FRANCE Yehouenou Boniface 3 KoudoroYaya Alain 4 MenutChantalandSohounhloue Dominique 5 > Research Paper 2012 6 7 2012 09 10 The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from leaves of Eucalyptus torelliana F. Muell. (Myrtaceae) growing in Benin was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Thirty eight components, which represented 99,6 % of the total constituents of the oil were identified. The essential oil is rich in hydrocarbons monoterpenic. The major constituents found were -pinene (60.9 %), pinene (12.0 %), trans--caryophyllene (9.0 %), limonene (2.9 %) and aromadendrene (2.1 %). The oil extracted reveals an average antiradical and antimicrobial activities. Copyright@ International Science Community Association