Chemical analysis and antimicrobial activities of the essential oils of Satureja thymbra L. and Thymbra spicata L. and their main components
Tatjana Marković, Paschalina Chatzopoulou, Jovana Šiljegović, Miloš Nikolić, Jasmina Glamočlija, Ana Ćirić +1 more
Archives of Biological Sciences
Abstract
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 %), ?-terpinene (30.8 %) and p-cymene (11.8 %). The main components in T. spicata oil were carvacrol (74.5 %) and ?-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.
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thymol has antimicrobial activity food poisoning, plant, animal and human pathogenic microorganisms
“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 pa...”
Thymbra spicata oil has highest antimicrobial activity food poisoning, plant, animal and human pathogenic microorganisms
“The oil of T. spicata and carvacrol showed the highest antimicrobial activity.”
p-cymene is a component of Satureja thymbra oil
“The main components of S. thymbra oil were thymol (33.8 %), ?-terpinene (30.8 %) and p-cymene (11.8 %).”