Chemical Compositions and Bacteriological Activity of Essential Oil of Satureja sahandica Bornm.

Abstract

The volatile constituents of the essential oil of Satureja   sahandica Bornm. growing wild in Kurdistan, Iran were investigated   by GC and GC/MS techniques. Twenty-one compounds,   representing 90.5 % of the total oil were identified. The main   components were: p-cymene (47.81 %), thymol (33.57 %),   γ-terpinene (3.41 %), caryophyllene oxide (3.18 %), p-cymene-   8-ol (1.61 %), linalool (1.51 %), α-pinene (1.33 %), (+)-spathulenol   (1.24 %) and borneol (0.98 %). The bacteriological activity   of this herb was investigated by the use of minimum inhibitory   concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration   (MBC) methods. Pseudomonas aeroginosa was chosen as a   relevant bacterium.