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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Composition of the essential oils of Thymus and Origanum species from Algeria and their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Volume 54, No. 17, Year 2006
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The composition of the essential oils of Origanum and Thymus species restricted to Algeria and the North Africa region was determined. Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of the isolated essential oils were also determined. The oils of oregano plants were strongly characterized by p-cymene (16.8-24.9%), γ-terpinene (16.8-24.9%), thymol (8.4-36.0%), and carvacrol (1.1-29.7%), a thymol chemotype for Origanum floribundum and a α-terpineol chemotype for Thymus numidicus being described for the first time. The strains of Listeria monocytogenes tested were relatively resistant to the action of essential oils of either Origanum or Thymus species. All essential oils possessed antioxidant activity, but this was dependent on the specific chemical composition and the method employed to determine such activity. © 2006 American Chemical Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hazzit, Mohamed
Algeria, Algiers
Université Des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene
Baâliouamer, Aoumeur
Algeria, Algiers
Université Des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene
Algeria, Bou Ismail
Centre de Recherche Scientifique et Technique en Analyses Physico- Chimiques
Faleiro, Maria Leonor
Portugal, Faro
Universidade do Algarve
Miguel, Maria Graça Costa
Portugal, Faro
Universidade do Algarve
Statistics
Citations: 195
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1021/jf0606104
ISSN:
00218561
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Algeria