Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils of Two Origanum Species
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- 25 August 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- Vol. 49 (9), 4168-4170
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jf001494m
Abstract
The essential oils obtained from the aerial parts of Origanum scabrum and Origaum microphyllum, both endemic species in Greece, were analyzed by means of GC and GC-MS. Forty-eight constituents were identified, representing 98.59 and 98.66% of the oils, respectively. Carvacrol, terpinen-4-ol, linalool, sabinene, α-terpinene, and γ-terpinene were found as the major components. Furthermore, both samples exhibited a very interesting antimicrobial profile after they were tested against six Gram-negative and -positive bacteria and three pathogenic fungi. Keywords: Origanum essential oils; O. scabrum; O. microphyllum; antimicrobial activities; GC-MS; carvacrol; terpinen-4-ol; linalool; sabinene; α-terpineneKeywords
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