Commercially available oils of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.), lemon-balm (Melissa officinalis L.), juniperberry (Juniperus communis L.), lemon verbena (Lippia citriodora Kunth), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) andcypress (Cupressus sempervirens L.) were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity. Analyses of the oils by GC-FIDand GC/MS revealed that the major constituents of these oils were linalool (23.1%) and linalyl acetate (23.1%) inlavender, citronellal (23.8%) and geranial (11.6%) in lemon-balm, α-pinene (29.2%) in juniper berry, neral (36.2%)and geranial (41.9%) in lemon verbena, 1,8-cineole (24.4%) and camphor (17.1%) in rosemary, α-pinene (31.1%)and δ-3-carene (18.6%) in cypress oil.The antimicrobial activity of the essential oils was evaluated on survival and growth of some microorganismspotentially dangerous to the safety of foods (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria innocua). The antimicrobialtests were carried out both in solid and in liquid media. E. coli was the most sensitive organism among thetested ones to the inhibition effect of the oils.

Antimicrobial effect of some essential oils / Romeo, F. V.; DE LUCA, S; Piscopo, A; Poiana, Marco. - In: JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH. - ISSN 1041-2905. - 20:4(2008), pp. 373-379.

Antimicrobial effect of some essential oils

PISCOPO A;POIANA, MARCO
2008-01-01

Abstract

Commercially available oils of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.), lemon-balm (Melissa officinalis L.), juniperberry (Juniperus communis L.), lemon verbena (Lippia citriodora Kunth), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) andcypress (Cupressus sempervirens L.) were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity. Analyses of the oils by GC-FIDand GC/MS revealed that the major constituents of these oils were linalool (23.1%) and linalyl acetate (23.1%) inlavender, citronellal (23.8%) and geranial (11.6%) in lemon-balm, α-pinene (29.2%) in juniper berry, neral (36.2%)and geranial (41.9%) in lemon verbena, 1,8-cineole (24.4%) and camphor (17.1%) in rosemary, α-pinene (31.1%)and δ-3-carene (18.6%) in cypress oil.The antimicrobial activity of the essential oils was evaluated on survival and growth of some microorganismspotentially dangerous to the safety of foods (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria innocua). The antimicrobialtests were carried out both in solid and in liquid media. E. coli was the most sensitive organism among thetested ones to the inhibition effect of the oils.
2008
Lavandula angustifolia
Rosmarinus officinalis
Melissa officinalis
Lamiaceae
Aloysia citriodora
Verbenaceae
Juniperus communis
Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressaceae
essential oil composition
linalool
linalyl acetate
citronellal
geranial
α-pinene
neral
1,8-cineole
camphor
δ-3-carene
antimicrobial activity
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