Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil ofThymus ciliatus(Desf.) Benth. ssp.eu-ciliatusMaire from Algeria

Essential Oil of Thymus munbyanus subsp. coloratus from Algeria: Chemotypification and in vitro Biological Activities

“…coloratus gave yield values of 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively, that are lower than those previously reported for the species, e.g . 6.0%, 5.1%, 3.0%, 2.8%, 2.3%, 2%, 1.8% . We assume that these differences may partially depend on a different glandular indumentum of the subsp.…”

“…In Algeria the genus Thymus is represented by 11 species, among which Thymus munbyanus Boiss . & Reut .…”

“…However, in most cases only the subsp. ciliatus was analysed, while for the rest of the studies the subspecific level was not determined . In the above studies the most abundant volatile components reported were the phenols thymol and carvacrol, and their precursors p ‐cymene and γ ‐terpinene.…”

“…In the above studies the most abundant volatile components reported were the phenols thymol and carvacrol, and their precursors p ‐cymene and γ ‐terpinene. In some of the above studies the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the essential oil have been investigated as well …”

Antimicrobial herb and spice compounds in food

“…eu-ciliatus, against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli (Bousmaha-Marroki, Atik-Bekkara, Tomi, & Casanova, 2007).…”