Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of the essential oil from the Carpathian Thymus alternans Klokov.
Nat Prod Res
; 31(10): 1121-1130, 2017 May.
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ABSTRACT
The genus Thymus includes several species that are used as flavouring, food preservative as well as in cosmetics. Their secondary metabolites have been extensively studied for pharmacological effects. Nonetheless, some species are neglected and deserve to be explored for chemical composition and biological activities. This is the case with Thymus alternans, a Carpathian bush used as a food additive and for the preparation of a traditional herbal medicine. In this work, we have analysed the chemical composition of T. alternans essential oil by GC and GC-MS and evaluated its antimicrobial and antioxidant activity by disc diffusion, DPPH, ABTS and FRAP methods, respectively. Results showed that T. alternans belongs to the nerolidol chemotype, being rich of this sesquiterpene alcohol (15.8%) which might contribute to the antimicrobial (particularly effective on C. albicans growth) and antioxidant (weak inhibition on ABTS radical and reducing power) activities observed.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aceites Volátiles
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Thymus (Planta)
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Antiinfecciosos
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Antioxidantes
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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En
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Nat Prod Res
Año:
2017
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Article
País de afiliación:
Italia