Composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Satureja montana L. collected Serbia and Montenegro

The chemical composition of the essential oil of Satureja montana L. subsp. montana (Lamiaceae), obtained from the air-dried plant material by hydrodistillation, was analyzed using GC and GC/MS. The major components were thymol (33.4%) and p-cymene (28.8%). The essential oil was tested against five...

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Published in:The Journal of essential oil research 2005-07, Vol.17 (4), p.462-465
Main Authors: Bezbradica, D.I, Tomovic, J.M, Vukasinovic, M.S, Siler-Marinkovic, S, Ristic, M.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
antimicrobial activity
antimicrobial properties
chemical composition
essential oil composition
essential oils
Lamiaceae
medicinal plants
p-cymene
plant extracts
Satureja montana
savory
thymol
traditional medicine
wild plants
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Summary:The chemical composition of the essential oil of Satureja montana L. subsp. montana (Lamiaceae), obtained from the air-dried plant material by hydrodistillation, was analyzed using GC and GC/MS. The major components were thymol (33.4%) and p-cymene (28.8%). The essential oil was tested against five bacterial species by the agar well diffusion technique. All of the bacteria are potential skin contaminants. The oil and its 5% solution in ethanol showed antimicrobial activity against all of the tested bacteria. The most susceptible organisms were Corynebacterium sp., while the most resistant organism was Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
ISSN:1041-2905
2163-8152
DOI:10.1080/10412905.2005.9698965