Comparison of the antimicrobial activity and essential oil content of wild and micropropagated Origanum sipyleum L.: A medicinal herb native to Turkey
Articles > Article ยท 2013
Authors: Esin OLUK
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, CAB Abstracts, 2013, vol 7, pp 230-233
DOI: 10.5897/jmpr11.474
Summary
<p><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Poppins, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Water-distilled essential oils of wild and micropropagated Origanum sipyleum L. (Lamiaceae), a herb native to Turkey, were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Eighteen components were characterized. In wild plants, the major constituent of aerial parts was ?-cadinol (23.41%), and of flowers, germacrene-D (20.13%). Thymol (48.55%).</span><br></p>