Evaluation of the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Mentha pulegium,Juniperus phoenicea,and Cyperus longus essential oils from Morocco |
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Authors: | Abdenour Ait-Ouazzou Susana Lorán Abdelhay Arakrak Amin Laglaoui Carmen Rota Antonio Herrera Rafael Pagán Pilar Conchello |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Animal Production and Food Science, Veterinary Faculty, University of Zaragoza, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain;2. Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques. Equipe de Recherche en Biotechnologies et Génie des Biomolécules (ERBGB), B.P. 416, Tanger, Morocco |
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Abstract: | The present study evaluates the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils (EOs) of Mentha pulegium L., Juniperus phoenicea L. and Cyperus longus L. from Morocco. The composition of these species was analyzed by GC/MS and 84 components were identified. M. pulegium EO showed a great similarity with EOs coming from other regions, as pulegone, the major component, accounted for about 70% of the EO. The EO of J. phoenicea had as main components α-pinene (24.9%), β-phellandrene (24.4%) and α-terpinyl acetate (12.9%). The EO extracted from C. longus was remarkably rich in sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (83.2%), which included β-himachalene (46.6%), α-humulene (16.9%), and γ-himachalene (10.1%). The antimicrobial activity of these EOs has been evaluated against seven bacteria of significant importance for food hygiene. According to the results, M. pulegium showed the best bacteriostatic and bactericidal effect, followed by J. phoenicea and C. longus. So far as we know, this is the first report on the quantitative composition and biological activity of the essential oil from C. longus. The tested EOs showed a variable degree of antimicrobial activity being M. pulegium the most effective one. |
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