Composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil from Crithmum maritimum L. (Apiaceae) growing wild in Turkey

Abstract

The essential oil from aerial parts of Crithmum maritimum L. (Apiaceae) growing wild in Antalya and Mersin, Turkey, was isolated by hydrodistillation and obtained in a yield of 0.17 and 0.19% (v/f w), respectively. The oil composition was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Nineteen and twenty one compounds, accounting for 98 and 97% of the oils, were identified. The former oil was characterized by a high content of β-phellandrene (30%) and thymol methyl ether (25%), the latter by γ-terpinene (24%) and dill-apiole (21%). Evaluation of the antibacterial activity showed that the oils have a similar, appreciable activity, mostly against Gram + bacteria. Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.