Reference : Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oil of Thyme (Thymus vulgar...

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Life sciences : Phytobiology (plant sciences, forestry, mycology...)
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/16021

Title :	Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oil of Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) from Eastern Morocco
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Imelouane, B. [Université de Liège - ULg > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech >]
	Amhamdi, H. [> > > >]
	Wathelet, Jean-Paul [> > > >]
	Ankit, M. [> > > >]
	Kheded, K. [> > > >]
	Elbachiri, A. [> > > >]
Publication date :	2009
Journal title :	International Journal of Agriculture and Biology
Audience :	International
ISSN :	1560-8530
Keywords :	[en] Essential oil composition ; GC/FID ; GC/MS ; antibacterial activities
Abstract :	[en] The essential oil from flowering Thyme (Thymis vulgaris L.) an aromatic member of the Lamiaceae family, from Morocco, obtained by hydrodistillation, was analysed by GC/FID and GC/MS. The constituents were identified by their mass spectra and Kovats’ indices. Forty three compounds consisting 97.85% of the total components were identified from the oil obtained with 1% yield. Among those, camphor (38.54%), camphene (17.19%), α-pinene (9.35%), 1, 8-cineole (5.44%), borneol (4.91%) and β-pinene (3.90%) were the major oil components. Essential oil of Thyme was evaluated for its antibacterial activities against six Gram-positive and Gram negative pathogenic bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Streptococcus sp., Pantoa sp. and Escherichia coli.
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