Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils of Two <i>Origanum</i> Species
Nektarios Aligiannis, Eleftherios Kalpoutzakis, Sofia Mitaku, İoanna Chinou
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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, alpha-terpinene, and gamma-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.
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Linalool is a major component of essential oils of Origanum scabrum and Origanum microphyllum
“Carvacrol, terpinen-4-ol, linalool, sabinene, alpha-terpinene, and gamma-terpinene were found as the major components.”
Carvacrol is a major component of essential oils of Origanum scabrum and Origanum microphyllum
“Carvacrol, terpinen-4-ol, linalool, sabinene, alpha-terpinene, and gamma-terpinene were found as the major components.”
Sabinene is a major component of essential oils of Origanum scabrum and Origanum microphyllum
“Carvacrol, terpinen-4-ol, linalool, sabinene, alpha-terpinene, and gamma-terpinene were found as the major components.”