Variation of concentrations of thymol and carvacrol in the essential oil of thymus satureoides during aging | Zendy

Eddine Elkacimi Imad | Zendy; Cherrah Yahia | Zendy; Alaoui Katim | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Variation of concentrations of thymol and carvacrol in the essential oil of thymus satureoides during aging

Author(s) -

Eddine Elkacimi Imad,

Cherrah Yahia,

Alaoui Katim

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

african journal of biotechnology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1684-5315

DOI - 10.5897/ajb2018.16590

Subject(s) - thymol , carvacrol , essential oil , thymus vulgaris , chemistry , food science , raw material , organic chemistry

The aim of this work is to do a stability study of two chemo-typical active ingredients (thymol and carvacrol) of the essential oil of thyme “Thymus satureoides” collected from Azilal Region, Morocco. Specimen identification was performed for the raw obtained plant materials and the essential oil extraction carried out through initial and final chemical characterization of the essential oil - at t = 0 - and - at t = 6 months. Results show that a significant decrease (13%) in the initial thymol concentration was recorded during the assumed duration of the stability study (6 months). Carvacrol recorded an even larger drop and was approaching 25%, during the same study period. Key words: Stability, concentration, essential oil, thymus satureoides, thymol, carvacrol.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research