• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.206-213
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• 2010

In this study, the antibacterial activities of essential oil from Zanthoxylum schinifolium against four Gram-positive bacteria and six Gram-negative bacteria were investigated. The antibacterial activity of the oils was determined using the agar-well diffusion assay, MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) and MBC (minimum bactericidal concentration). In particular, essential oil from Z. schinifolium showed higher antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria than against Gram-negative bacteria. Essential oil from Z. schinifolium displayed large inhibition zones especially against Bacillus cereus (31 mm). At concentrations between 0 and $20\;{\mu}g/mL$ the oils showed an antibacterial effect against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values against nine bacteria ranged from 1.25 to $5\;{\mu}g/mL$. The minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) values against eight bacterial ranged from 2.5 to $20\;{\mu}g/mL$, except Shigella sonnei. Furthermore, our finding on the antibacterial activities of essential oils from Zanthoxylum schinifolium validated the use of this plant for medical purposes.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.164-168
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• 2007

To investigate natural antibiotics from plant essential oils and to evaluate their synergism with current antimicrobial drugs in inhibiting antibiotic-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of eleven plant essential oils and their main components were established for two antibiotic-susceptible and two antibiotic-resistant strains of S. pneumoniae, using broth microdilution tests. Potential synergism with oxacillin, norfloxacin, or erythromycin was evaluated using a checkerboard microtitre assay. Among the tested oils, Mentha piperita oil and its main component, menthol, exhibited the strongest inhibitory activities against all of the tested strains. The activity of antibiotics against antibiotic-resistant strains of S. pneumoniae was enhanced significantly by combination with Mentha piperita oils and its main component, menthol. In conclusion, the combination Mentha piperita essential oil or menthol with antibiotics could be used to reduce the effective dose of antibiotic and to modulate the resistance of S. pneumoniae strains.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.192-204
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• 2024

In this study, the efficacy of the essential oil of Mentha longifolia, Achillea arabica and Artemisia absinthium plants were evaluated against important soil-borne fungal pathogens as Verticillium dahliae, Rhizoctonia solani, and Fusarium oxysporum. Essential oils were obtained from plants by hydrodistillation method and the chemical components of essential oils were determined by analyzing by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The main components found as piperitone oxide (13.61%), piperitenone oxide (15.55%), pulegone (12.47%), 1-menthone (5.75%), and camphor (5.75%) in M. longifolia, á-selinene 13.38%, camphor 13.34%, L-4-terpineneol 8.40%, (-)-á-Elemene 7.01%, 1,8-cineole 4.71%, and (-)-spathulenol 3.84% in A. arabica, and á-thujone (34.64%), 1,8-cineole (19.54%), pulegone (7.86%), camphene (5.31%), sabinene (4.86%), and germacrene-d (3.67%) in A. absinthium. The antifungal activities of the oils were investigated 0.05, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1.00, and 2.00 μl/ml concentrations with the contact effect method. M. longifolia oil (1.00 and 2.00 μl/ml) has displayed remarkable antifungal effect and provided 100% inhibition on mycelial growth of V. dahliae, R. solani and F. oxysporum. The results obtained from this study may contribute to the development of new alternative and safe methods against soil-borne fungal pathogens.

• Food Quality and Culture
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.15-19
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• 2009

Gochujang samples with essential oils were evaluated for sensory including taste and, smell during various storage periods with the aim of developing improved high value-added products. The sensory testing was performed on Gochujang with 0.005% Zanthoxylum piperitum and Chrysanthemum indicum essential oils, extracted through steam distillation. During storage at 4 and $20^{\circ}C$ for 8 weeks, sensory testing was performed at 0, 1, 2, 4 and 8 weeks by trained panelists. Overall quality decreased in Gochujang samples containing Z.piperitum essential oil and increased in samples containing C.indicum essential oil, at 4 and $20^{\circ}C$. Samples stored at $4^{\circ}C$ were quality more then those stored at $20^{\circ}C$. Sensory evaluation was highest for Gochujang with C.indicum essential oil stored at $4^{\circ}C$. It is concluded that functional Gochujang can be developed by adding small quantities of essential oils. Increasing the amount of essential oil added is likely to affect the innate taste and flavor of Gochujang.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.189-194
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• 2006

털두꺼비하늘소(Moechotypa diphysis) 성충에 대한 18종 식물정유의 훈증독성을 조사하였다. 그들 중 10 $\mu\ell/\ell$ (공기)의 농도에서 eucalyptus oil, rosemary oil, 그리고 pennyroyal oil은 100%, sage oil은 85%의 살충활성을 나타내었다. 4종 정유의 치사속도를 조사한 결과, eucalyptus oil과 rosemary oil이 처리 후 6시간 이내에 100%의 살충률을 나타내었다. 각 정유에 대한 주요 구성성분을 GC와 GC/MS로 분석한 결과, eucalyptus oil, rosemary oil, sage oil의 주성분인 1,8-cineole과 sage oil의 또 다른 주성분인 thujone과 pennyroyal의 주성분인 pulegone 모두 20 $\mu\ell/\ell$(공기)의 농도에서 100%의 살충효과를 나타내었다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.153-161
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• 2016

This study investigated the chemical composition of Solidago virga-aurea var. asiatica Nakai essential oils collected using different extraction methods. The essential oils obtained by simultaneous steam distillation extraction (SDE) and hydrodistillation extraction (HDE) methods from the aerial parts of Solidago virga-aurea var. asiatica Nakai were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Ninety-nine volatile flavor compounds were identified in the essential oil produced from Solidago virga-aurea var. asiatica Nakai using the SDE method. These compounds were classified into eight categories in terms of chemical functionality: 26 hydrocarbons, 8 aldehydes, 36 alcohols, 7 ketones, 12 esters, 5 oxides and epixides, 4 acids, and a miscellaneous one. Spathulenol (15.66%) was the most abundant compound. Ninety-eight compounds including of 35 hydrocarbons, 6 aldehydes, 29 alcohols, 6 ketones, 10 esters, 4 oxides and epixides, 7 acids, and a miscellaneous one were identified in the essential oil from the plant using the HDE method. Hexadecanoic acid (24.74%) was the most abundant compound. The chemical composition of Solidago virga-aurea var. asiatica Nakai essential oils extracted by SDE and HDE methods are characterized by high content of sesquiterpene alcohols and acids, respectively. The extraction methods may be influenced in the chemical composition of natural plant essential oils.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.389-393
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• 2003

The essential oils from Cedrus atlantica, Styrax tonkinensis, Juniperus communis, Lavandula angustifolia, Melaleuca alternifolia, Pelargonium graveolens, Pogestemon patchouli and Rosmarinus officinalis were analyzed by GC-MS. Antifungal activities of the oils were investigated by disk diffusion assay and the broth dilution method against Aspergillus niger and A. flavus. The effects of geraniol and the essential oil fraction from P. graveolens on the antifungal activity of amphotericin Band ketoconazole were examined using a checkerboard microtiter assay against both Aspergillus fungi. Most of the tested essential oils, with the exception of C. atlantica, J. communis, and P. patchouli, significantly inhibited growth of A. niger and to a lesser extent that of A. fIavus, with MICs (minimal inhibitory concentrations) in the range 0.78-12.5 mg/mL. The essential oil fraction of P. graveolens and its main components, geraniol and citronellol, exhibited additive effects with amphotericin B and with ketoconazole against both Aspergillus species, resulting in fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) indices ranging from 0.52 to 1.00.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.185-189
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• 2001

Essential oils of 21 herb plant samples, using spectrophotometric and paper disc agar diffusion methods under anaerobic conditions, were tested in vitro for their growth-inhibiting activities against Bifidobacterium bifidum, B. longum, Lactobacillus casei, Clostridium perfringens, and Escherichia coli. The responses varied with bacterial strains and plant oils. At 10 mg/disk, all essential oils did not inhibit beneficial intestinal bacteria, except for the oil of Alpinia officinarum and Melaleuca alternifolia against L. casei. Due to their strong growth-inhibitory activities against C. perfringens, E. coli, and L. casei, the activites of nine oils were evaluated at low concentrations. In test with C. perfringens at 1 mg/disk, the oils of Amyris balsamifera, Curcuma longa, M. alternifolia, and Trachyspermum ammi showed moderate activities. Moderate activities against E. coli were observed with the oils of M. alternifolia and T. ammi. These results may be indications of at least one of the pharmacological actions of the four herb plants.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.315-321
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• 2010

비듬균(Malassezia furfur) 는 두피 질환을 일으키는 중요한 요소로써 오늘날 이러한 균들을 치료하는 치료제는 거의 없다. 몇몇의 전의 연구에서 오일들의 다양한 생물학적 활성이 보고되어졌지만 그것들의 항비듬균 활성은 거의 연구되지 않았고, 특히 Malassezia furfur에 대한 저해 활성은 보고되어 있지 않다. 따라서, 이 연구에서는 Malassezia furfur에 대한 식물 오일들의 저해활성을 평가하고, 이러한 오일 중에서 가장 활성이 좋은 오일을 가스 크로마토그래피(Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry)에 의해 성분을 분석하였다. 1차적으로 108개 오일의 스크리닝 과정에서 17개 오일[Allium sativum L., Carum carvi L., Coriandrum sativum L., Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae Royle, Nepeta cataria L., Origanum vulgare L., Mentha pulegium L., Satureja hortensis L., Thymus vulgaris L. Thymus vulgaris L., Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume, Pimenta dioica(L.) Merr., Eugenia caryophyllata Thumb.(Clove bud), Eugenia caryophyllata Thumb.(Clove leaf), Cymbopogon nardus L., Cymbopogon martinii Stapf., Citrus aurantifolia Swing. and Pimenta racemosa(Mill.) J.W.Moore] 이 2 mg/mL 의 농도에서 대조구인 이크라코나졸(itraconazole)과 비슷한 활성을 나타내었다. 이러한 17개 오일 중에서 Citrus auranifolia 오일이 가장 활성이 좋았으며, 처리농도 (1.5 mg/mL, 1.0 mg/mL, 0.5 mg/mL와 0.1 mg/mL) 에 따라 활성이 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 또한 Citrus auranifoli 오일의 가스크로마토그래피(GC-MS) 성분분석 결과 limonene, ${\gamma}$-terpinene and terpinolene의 함유율이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 그러므로 Citrus auranifolia 오일은 곰팡이 유래 질병들을 치료하기 위한 활성성분을 함유하고 있는 것으로 보인다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.81-91
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• 2019

Marrubium vulgare, plant species belonging to Marrubium genus, is widespread in the Mediterranean areas, introduced elsewhere and also cultivated in many countries. Its oil is recognized to possess a considerable biological activities with varied chemical composition. This paper aims to overview the chemical composition and biological activities of M. vulgare essential oil's considered as a medicinal plant, widely used in folk medicine overall the world. In essential oils of M. vulgare, germacrene D, ${\beta}$-caryophyllene, ${\beta}$-bisabolene, bicyclogermacrene and carvacrol are generally considered as either mains or minor constituents and each species presents its own composition. Sesquiterpenoids were the dominant fraction while monoterpenoids were present in appreciable or in trace amount. Oxygenated fractions dominated in monoterpenes however, hydrocarbon fraction overpowered in sesquiterpenes. These oils are biologically active, they exhibit an antioxidant and antimicrobial activities and other activities. Due to the variability of composition of essential oil, further studies are necessary, particularly regarding their chemical's which may cause an important change in the biological activities of oils and probably defined different chemotype.