Essential Oil of Oregano and Savory; Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity

Özkan, Osman Emre; Güney, Kerim; Gür, Mahmut; Pattabanoğlu, Esma Sena; Babat, Erkan; Khalifa, Moustafa Milad

doi:10.5530/ijper.51.3s.13

Original ArticleIndian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and ResearchVol. 51 | Issue 3s1 | 2017 | pp. s205–s208Open access

Essential Oil of Oregano and Savory; Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity

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¹ Department of Forest Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, Kastamonu University, TURKEY.
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Correspondence: Osman Emre Özkan
Department of Forest Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, Kastamonu University, TURKEY.
Email: oeozkan@kastamonu.edu.tr

Published:: Jul 14, 2017
DOI:: 10.5530/ijper.51.3s.13

How to cite

Özkan, O. E., Güney, K., Gür, M., Pattabanoğlu, E. S., Babat, E., & Khalifa, M. M. (2017). Essential Oil of Oregano and Savory; Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 51(3s1), s205–s208. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijper.51.3s.13

Abstract

The essential oils of oregano (Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum) and savory (Satureja thymbra) plants were obtained through steam distillation method. The chemical compositions of their essential oils were analyzed via GC-MS technique. Furthermore, their antimicrobial activities were studied by using minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) method. Their chemical composition was found as carvacrol (63.97%), p-cymene (12.63%) and linalool (3.67%) in oregano essential oil as major compounds and also, as carvacrol (42.7%), o-cymene (17.98%), linalool (9.65%), caryophyllene oxide (5.25%) and γ-terpinene (4.22%) in savory essential oil as major compounds. As a result, it can be said that that oregano and savory essential oil may be useful in the medicinal application and food industry as a preservative against harmful microorganisms.

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Title	Essential Oil of Oregano and Savory; Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity
Authors	Osman Emre Özkan; Kerim Güney; Mahmut Gür; Esma Sena Pattabanoğlu; Erkan Babat; Moustafa Milad Khalifa
Affiliations	Department of Forest Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, Kastamonu University, TURKEY.; Department of Forest Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, Kastamonu University, TURKEY.
Corresponding author	oeozkan@kastamonu.edu.tr
Journal	Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
Volume / Issue	Vol. 51, Issue 3s1 (2017)