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Thymus vulgaris essential oil: chemical composition and antimicrobial activity.

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The study was designed to determine the chemical composition and antimicrobial properties of the essential oil of Thymus vulgaris cultivated in Romania. The essential oil was isolated in a yield of 1.25% by steam distillation from the aerial part of the plant and subsequently analyzed by GC-MS. The major components were p-cymene (8.41%), γ-terpinene (30.90%) and thymol (47.59%). Its antimicrobial activity was evaluated on 7 common food-related bacteria and fungus by using the disk diffusion method. The results demonstrate that the Thymus vulgaris essential oil tested possesses strong antimicrobial properties, and may in the future represent a new source of natural antiseptics with applications in the pharmaceutical and food industry.

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: O Borugă, C Jianu, C Mişcă, I Goleţ, A T Gruia, F G Horhat

Institutions: Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara, Univesity of Life Science "King Mihai I" from Timisoara, West University of Timişoara

Language: English

Topic: Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Subfield: Food Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2405170457

FWCI: 4.325

Cites: 5

Cited by: 269

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