Chemical analysis and antimicrobial activities of the essential oils of Satureja thymbra L. and Thymbra spicata L. and their main components
2011
Authors:
Marković, TatjanaChatzopoulou, Paschalina
Petrović, Jovana
Nikolić, M.
Glamočlija, Jasmina
Ćirić, Ana
Soković, Marina
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Article (Published version)
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This work covers the chemical composition and antimicrobial activities of the essential oils isolated from Satureja thymbra and Thymbra spicata analyzed using GC/MS. The main components of S. thymbra oil were thymol (33.8 %), γ-terpinene (30.8 %) and p-cymene (11.8 %). The main components in T. spicata oil were carvacrol (74.5 %) and γ-terpinene (11.2 %). The oils and their main components, thymol and carvacrol, were assayed by applying the microdilution method for antibacterial and antifungal activity against food poisoning, plant, animal and human pathogenic microorganisms. The oil of T. spicata and carvacrol showed the highest antimicrobial activity.
Keywords:
Satureja thymbra; Thymbra spicata; essential oil; thymol; carvacrol; antimicrobial activitySource:
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2011, 63, 2, 457-464
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1102457M
ISSN: 0354-4664