Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils ofThymus broussonettii, T. zygisandT. satureioides
| Autor: | Nezha Lattaoui, Bachir Benjilali, Aziza Errifi, Abdelrhafour Tantaoui-Elaraki |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Essential Oil Research. 5:45-53 |
| ISSN: | 2163-8152 1041-2905 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10412905.1993.9698169 |
| Popis: | The essential oils of Thymus broussonettii, T. zygis andT. satureioides, which were produced from plants collected in Morocco, were analyzed by GC. The oil of T. broussonettii was found to be rich in carvacrol (53.3%), p-cymene (13.5%) and α-pinene (8.6%). The abundant compounds in T. zygis oil were p-cymene (50.6%), carvacrol (8.1%), borneol (5.8%), camphene (5.4%), α-pinene (5.2%) and thymol (5%), while the oil of T. satureioides contained borneol (31.2%), camphene (27.4%), α-pinene (17.5%) and linalool (6.3%) as major components. Examination of the antimicrobial activity of the oils against three bacteria, two yeasts and two molds revealed that the oil of T. broussonettii was the most efficient in both killing the microorganisms and inhibiting their growth. The other two oils were much less active even though T. zygis oil possessed slightly more antimicrobial activity than T. satureioides oil. Among the bacteria examined Escherichia coli was more resistant than Staphylococcus aureus and Bacill... |
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