Chemical analysis and antifungal activity of Thymus striatus
- 23 January 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Phytotherapy Research
- Vol. 18 (1), 40-42
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.1353
Abstract
The essential oil composition from Thymus striatus collected from Mountain Orjen (Montenegro) has been investigated by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Thymol, γ-terpinene and p-cymene were found to be the major components. Furthermore, the oil and its major component, thymol, were analysed for potential antifungal activity against plant, animal and human pathogenic fungi from different genera by a macrodilution test. The oil exhibited a strong inhibitory effect against all fungi investigated. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Keywords
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