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- Title
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF WILD-GROWING Micromeria thymifolia (Scop.) Fritsch.
- Authors
Marin, Marija; Branković, Snežana
- Abstract
Essential oil (EO) from the leaves of wild-growing Micromeria thymifolia (Scop.) Fritsch (Lamiaceae) was screened for its chemical composition as well as its possible antioxidant and antibacterial properties. According to the gas chromatography - flame ionization detector (GC-FID) and gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses, twenty-six compounds were identified, representing approximately 99.0% of the chromatographic area. The major component present in the essential oil was pulegone (44.8%), other main constituents were piperitone oxide (14.5%), iso-menthone (9.3%) and limonene (8.0%). The oil was tested for the antioxidant activity in 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) assay and showed a dose-dependent free radical scavenging activity with EC50 value of 6.71 × 104 µg/ml. The antibacterial effect of the essential oil was tested against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The essential oil of M. thymifolia showed antioxidant potential and antibacterial activity.
- Subjects
ESSENTIAL oils; FLAME ionization detectors; ANTIBACTERIAL agents; GAS chromatography; ANTIOXIDANT testing; GRAM-positive bacteria
- Publication
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Hortorum Cultus, 2021, Vol 20, Issue 4, p69
- ISSN
1644-0692
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24326/asphc.2021.4.6