Antifungal Activity of the Essential Oil of Origanum syriacum L
In: Journal of Food Protection, Jg. 58 (1995-10-01), S. 1147-1149
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The volatile oil of the Lebanese Za'atar ( Origanum syriacum L.) was characterized for its thymol and carvacrol content using gas-liquid chromatography. These two compounds constituted the major components of the oil and were present in equal proportions of 30% in the volatile oil extracted from the leaves and shoot tips of the Origanum plant during the preflowering stage. The percentage of carvacrol in the essential oil increased to 62% after flowering and maturation, while the concentration of thymol decreased to 14%. Origanum oil extracted from plants collected during midseason was evaluated for its antifungal activity against Aspergillus niger , Fusarium oxysporum , and Penicillium species. The oil exhibited strong inhibitory action against the three fungi tested. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the oil was found to be 0.1 μl/ml of yeast extract sucrose broth for the fungi tested.
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Antifungal Activity of the Essential Oil of Origanum syriacum L
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Daouk, Rasha K. ; Sattout, Elsa J. ; Dagher, Shawky M. |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of Food Protection, Jg. 58 (1995-10-01), S. 1147-1149 |
Veröffentlichung: | Elsevier BV, 1995 |
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ISSN: | 0362-028X (print) |
DOI: | 10.4315/0362-028x-58.10.1147 |
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