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Antimicrobial activity and essential oil composition of Zataria multiflora Boiss in two regions of Iran

Roya Najari, Ardalan Alizadeh, Ramin Babadaei Samani

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/4.6.147-152

Int. J. Biosci. 4(6), 147-152. March, 2014. (PDF)

Abstract:

This study was led with the purpose of evaluating the antimicrobial activity and identifies the essential oil composition of Zataria multiflora Boiss obtained from Jahrom and Kerman Provinces of Iran. Essential oils were obtained by hydro-distillation using Clevenger type apparatus during approximately 3 hours and analyzed using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/ MS). Forty-seven components were identified in Z. multiflora oil (collected from Jahrom) that represented 99.96% of the oil. The main components of the oil were, Thymol (38.89%), Carvacrol methyl ether (31.63%), γ-Terpinene (7.08%) and δ-3-Carene (6.67%). Forty-nine components were identified in Z. multiflora oil (collected from Kerman) that represented 99.91% of the oil. The main components of the oil were, Carvacrol (47.19%), α-Terpinyl acetate (16.40%), δ-3-Carene (8.46%), 1,8-cineole (5.50%) and γ-Terpinene (4.58%). Antimicrobial activity of the essential oils were evaluated the disc diffusion methods. The essential oil showed strong antimicrobial activity against Candida albicans and E. coli two medically important pathogens.