GC-MS analysis and antibacterial activity of cultivated Satureja cuneifolia Ten. essential oil
Turkish Journal of Chemistry, vol.30, no.2, pp.253-259, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 30 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2006
- Journal Name: Turkish Journal of Chemistry
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.253-259
- Keywords: Satureja cuneifolia, Lamiaceae, GC, essential oil, antibacterial activity, CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION, ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY, MONTANA L., CARVACROL, ANTIFUNGAL, ORIGANUM, THYMBRA
- Ankara University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The composition of the essential oil of Satureja cuneifolia Ten. cultivated in Konya, Turkey, was investigated by capillary GC-MS. The compounds were characterized by comparison with library searches. Six main compounds were identified. Carvacrol was the dominant component, comprising 59.28% of the essential oil. The oil also contained 15.72% thymol, 9.69% p-cymene, 4.16% γ-terpinene, 1.70% linalool and 1.25% borneol. The antibacterial activity of the essential oil of S. cuneifolia and its components was determined by a semiquantative disc-diffusion method, and the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined based on a micro-well dilution method against strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus, Sarcina lutea, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus. © TÜBİTAK.