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Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils of TwoOriganumSpecies
September 2001
September 2001
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Abstract
The essential oils obtained from the aerial parts of Origanum scabrum and Origaum
microphyllum, both endemic species in Greece, were analyzed by means of GC and GC-MS.
Forty-eight constituents were identified, representing 98.59 and 98.66% of the oils,
respectively. Carvacrol, terpinen-4-ol, linalool, sabinene, alpha-terpinene, and gamma-terpinene
were found as the major components. Furthermore, both samples exhibited a very interesting
antimicrobial profile after they were tested against six Gram-negative and -positive
bacteria and three pathogenic fungi.