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. 2013 Dec 4;18(12):14948-60.
doi: 10.3390/molecules181214948.

Chemical composition and biological activity of essential oils of Origanum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare L. under different growth conditions

Enrica De Falco  1 , Emilia Mancini, Graziana Roscigno, Enrico Mignola, Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati, Felice Senatore
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Chemical composition and biological activity of essential oils of Origanum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare L. under different growth conditions

Enrica De Falco et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

This research was aimed at investigating the essential oil production, chemical composition and biological activity of a crop of pink flowered oregano (Origanum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare L.) under different spatial distribution of the plants (single and binate rows). This plant factor was shown to affect its growth, soil covering, fresh biomass, essential oil amount and composition. In particular, the essential oil percentage was higher for the binate row treatment at the full bloom. The chemical composition of the oils obtained by hydrodistillation was fully characterized by GC and GC-MS. The oil from plants grown in single rows was rich in sabinene, while plants grown in double rows were richer in ocimenes. The essential oils showed antimicrobial action, mainly against Gram-positive pathogens and particularly Bacillus cereus and B. subtilis.

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Chemical structures of the main constituents of Origanum vulgare essential oils.
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