Open AccessAmtimicrobial activity of essential oil of Melissa officinalis L, Lamiaceae
Author(s) -
Nada V. Aničić,
Suzana Dimitrijević,
Mihailo Ristić,
Slobodan S. Petrović,
Slobodan Petrović
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
hemijska industrija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.147
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2217-7426
pISSN - 0367-598X
DOI - 10.2298/hemind0510243a
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , melissa officinalis , essential oil , officinalis , food science , lamiaceae , salvia officinalis , biology , chemistry , traditional medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , medicine
The antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Melissa officinalis was investigated in this paper. The essential oil was obtained by the principle of water and steam and analyzed by GC and GC-MS using FID and MSD. The main components of the oil of Melissa officinalis were geranial (17.30%), neral (14.70%) and citronellal (10.70%). The antimicrobial properties were tested against the following bacterial species: B subtilis, B.cereus Bifidobacterium sp., Corynobacterium sp., E. coli, Klebsiella sp., L. acidophilus, L. fermentum, L. plantarum, L. rhamnosus, Listeria monocytogenes, P. vulgaris, P. aerugenosa, S. enteritidis, Shigella sp., S. aureus, and fungi Candida albicans, Alternarija sp. and Aspergillus niger. The diffusion technique was used for testing: the antimicrobial activity, and the MIC was determined by the broth dilution method. The essential oil of M. officinalis showed high antimicrobial activity