Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Thymus ciliatus growing wild in North Eastern Algeria
| Autor: | Salima Bennadja, Sonia Heni, Abdelghani Djahoudi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Limonene
Bacillus cereus Medicine (miscellaneous) Biology medicine.disease_cause Antimicrobial biology.organism_classification law.invention Terpene chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Listeria monocytogenes law Botany medicine Pharmacology (medical) Food science General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Antibacterial activity Thymol Essential oil |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. :056-060 |
| ISSN: | 2231-3354 |
| DOI: | 10.7324/japs.2015.501209 |
| Popis: | Article history: The essential oil extracted from the aerial parts of Thymus ciliatus harvested in the region of Tawra (North-East of Algeria) gave a yield of 2.5%. Its analysis by GC / MS has allowed the identification of twenty- four elements, mainly phenols and terpenes. The main components were: Thymol (67.78 %), p- cymene (12.25%), pseudo- limonene (5.10 %), and γ-terpinene (4.42 %). Antimicrobial activity was evaluated on two pathogenic foodborne bacterial strains: Bacillus cereus and Listeria monocytogenes. These pathogens showed high sensitivity with respect to the essential oil with respective inhibition diameters of 28.6and 40mm of relatively low MICs of 0.18mg / ml. Due to these results, we may propose the use of this natural substance as a substitute for additives used in food protection. |
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