Antibacterial Activity of <i>Cuminum cyminum</i> L. and <i>Carum carvi </i>L. Essential Oils
Nicola Sante Iacobellis, Pietro Lo Cantore, Francesco Capasso, Felice Senatore
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Abstract
Essential oils extracted by hydrodistillation from fruits of Cuminum cyminum L. and Carum carvi L. were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and GC-mass spectrometry (MS). The main components of C. cyminum oil were p-mentha-1,4-dien-7-al, cumin aldehyde, gamma-terpinene, and beta-pinene, while those of the C. carvi oil were carvone, limonene, germacrene D, and trans-dihydrocarvone. Antibacterial activity, determined with the agar diffusion method, was observed against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial species in this study. The activity was particularly high against the genera Clavibacter, Curtobacterium, Rhodococcus, Erwinia, Xanthomonas, Ralstonia, and Agrobacterium, which are responsible for plant or cultivated mushroom diseases worldwide. In general, a lower activity was observed against bacteria belonging to the genus Pseudomonas. These results suggest the potential use of the above essential oils for the control of bacterial diseases.
Extracted Claims
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trans-dihydrocarvone is a component of Carum carvi essential oil
“The main components of C. carvi oil were carvone, limonene, germacrene D, and trans-dihydrocarvone”
Carum carvi essential oil has antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial species
“Antibacterial activity, determined with the agar diffusion method, was observed against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial species in this study”
Cuminum cyminum essential oil has antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial species
“Antibacterial activity, determined with the agar diffusion method, was observed against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial species in this study”