Antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of Thymus vulgaris, Thymus zygis and Thymus hyemalis essential oils

Rota, María C.; Herrera, Antonio; Martı́nez, Rosa; Sotomayor, J. A.; Jordán, María J.

doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2007.07.007

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“…Duarte et al (2007) tested essential oils of several plants commonly used as medicines in Brazil against E. coli, and found that the essential oil of T. vulgaris inhibited, efficiently, 5 of the 13 serotypes of E. coli. Rota et al (2008) found efficient antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of thyme against the bacteria E. coli, L. monocytogenes, S. enterica Enteritidis, and S. aureus, and timol was the major compound of thyme.…”

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In vitro antimicrobial properties of plant essential oils thymus vulgaris, cymbopogon citratus and laurus nobilis against five important foodborne pathogens

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In vitro antimicrobial properties of plant essential oils thymus vulgaris, cymbopogon citratus and laurus nobilis against five important foodborne pathogens Propriedades antibacterianas in vitro de óleos essenciais de thymus vulgaris, cymbopogon citratus e laurus nobilis contra cinco importantes bactérias patogênicas veiculadas por alimentosAlessandra Farias MILLEZI 1 *, Danila Soares CAIXETA 1 , Diogo Francisco ROSSONI 2 , Maria das Graças CARDOSO 3 , Roberta Hilsdorf PICCOLI 4 IntroductionThe essentials oils are products of the secondary plants' metabolism and several of them are used as seasonings and medicines. They can be defined as complex mixtures of volatile, lipophilic, odoriferous, and liquid substances (SIMÕES; SPITZER, 2004). The essential oils play an important role in plant protection such as antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, insecticidal properties and also against herbivore attack. Currently, 3.000 essentials oils are known, 300 of which are commercially important in the pharmaceutical, agronomic, food, sanitation, cosmetics, and perfume industries (BAKKALI et al., 2008).The antimicrobial properties of condiment and medicinal plant essential oils have been stirring interest from the perspective of their making up an alternative to the use of chemical additives in foods. In recent years, it has been related that some essentials oils are capable of inhibiting bacteria of food origin and prolonging the shelf life of processed foods (KIM et al., 1995;SMITH-PALMER;STEWART;FYFE, 1998). Due to their hydrophobic characteristic, these compounds act over the lipids of the cell membrane modifying its structure and turning it more permeable, allowing the passage of ions and or other substances. ResumoDiversos óleos essenciais de plantas condimentares e medicinais possuem atividade antimicrobiana comprovada, sendo de grande interesse para a indústria de alimentos. Dessa forma, as Concentrações Mínimas Inibitórias (CMI) desses óleos para diversas bactérias devem ser determinadas. As CMI variam de acordo com o óleo utilizado, dos compostos majoritários e da fisiologia da bactéria em estudo. Na presente pesquisa, os óleos essenciais das plantas Thymus vulgaris (tomilho), Cymbopogon citratus (capim-limão) e Laurus nobilis (louro) foram quantificados quimicamente e determinou-se a CMI sobre as bactérias Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Escherichia. coli ATCC 25922, Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 19117, Salmonella entérica Enteritidis S64 e Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853. O óleo essencial de C. citratus demonstrou atividade bacteriana em todas as concentrações testadas e sobre todas as bactérias, sendo seus constituintes majoritários o geranial e neral. O constituinte majoritário de T. vulgaris foi 1,8 cineol e do óleo de L. nobilis, que apresentou menor atividade antibacteriana, foi o linalool, seguido pelo 1,8 cineol. As bactérias Gram-negativas demostraram maior resistência perante o uso dos óleos essenciais testados neste estudo, E. coli foi a menos sensível, sendo inibida apenas pelos óleos de C. citratus...

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In vitro antimicrobial properties of plant essential oils thymus vulgaris, cymbopogon citratus and laurus nobilis against five important foodborne pathogens

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“…It is eaten fresh (fresh mackerel) and smoked (smoked mackerel). But, because of the difficulties of conservation of fresh fish by rural and some urban people, they use smoked fish [9][10][11]. …”

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Antimicrobial and Preservative Activities of Lippia Multiflora Essential Oil on Smoked Mackerel (Scomber Scombrus) Fish

Cyrille¹,

Adjehi²,

Soro³

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Arch Clin Microbiol

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“…Lots of work has been done on the chemical composition of Thyme oil [20,22,[29][30]. Thymol is major constituents of oil ranging from 42.6-57.8% according to collection time and cultivation place.…”

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“…T. vulgaris essential oil and extract has also been used in the treatment of gum diseases, rheumatism, sore throat, tonsillitis, and arthritis [15][16]. The essential oil of T. vulgaris is a known antiseptic, antiviral, antimicrobial agents [17][18][19][20]. Lots of work on antifungal activity of T. vulgaris essential oil against plant pathogenic, food born fungi, saprophytic fungi and Candida albicans has been reported [21][22][23][24] but very few reports are available on the management of human pathogenic fungi using Thymus oil despite its proven biological actions.…”

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Screening of Thymus Vulgaris Essential Oil Against Fungi Causing Dermatophytosis in Human Beings

Jain

Sharma

2017

Int J Pharm Pharm Sci

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Objective: The study was designed to determined antidermatophytic activity of Thymus vulgaris essential oil against fungi causing superficial skin infections in human and animal.Methods: Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of essential oil was screened against selected pathogenic fungi namely Trichophyton rubrum (MTCC 296), T. mentagrophytes (MTCC 7687), Microsporum gypseum (MTCC 4524), M. fulvum(MTCC2837), T. soudanense and T. interdigitale through semi solid agar antifungal susceptibility testing method(SAAS). Minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) was also determined by modified semi solid agar antifungal susceptibility method. T. soudanense and T. interdigitalis were isolated through TO. KA. VA hair bating technique from animal habitats soil of Jaipur district. Results:T. vulgaris essential oil exhibited excellent antideramtophytic activity against all selected dermatophytes. Minimum inhibitory concentration was ranged from 0.020±0.000μl/ml to 0.1±0.033 μl/ml. MFC were found little higher than MIC (0.02±0.000μl/ml to.2±0.000μl/ml). M. gypseum was found to be most susceptible fungus as compared to other test fungi. Conclusion:T. vulgaris was found to be most effective fungicidal agent against human pathogenic fungi. Present findings provide for a rationale basis of a possible utilization of this oil in fields requiring safe and cheap compounds with antiseptic and preservative properties, such as cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food industries.

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Antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of Thymus vulgaris, Thymus zygis and Thymus hyemalis essential oils

Cited by 577 publications

References 21 publications

In vitro antimicrobial properties of plant essential oils thymus vulgaris, cymbopogon citratus and laurus nobilis against five important foodborne pathogens

In vitro antimicrobial properties of plant essential oils thymus vulgaris, cymbopogon citratus and laurus nobilis against five important foodborne pathogens

Antimicrobial and Preservative Activities of Lippia Multiflora Essential Oil on Smoked Mackerel (Scomber Scombrus) Fish

Screening of Thymus Vulgaris Essential Oil Against Fungi Causing Dermatophytosis in Human Beings

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