title: Antibacterial activity of Cuminum cyminum L. and Carum carvi L. essential oils.
abstract: Essential oils extracted by hydrodistillation from fruits of Cuminum cyminum L. and Carum carvi L. were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and GC-mass spectrometry (MS). The main components of C. cyminum oil were p-mentha-1,4-dien-7-al, cumin aldehyde, gamma-terpinene, and beta-pinene, while those of the C. carvi oil were carvone, limonene, germacrene D, and trans-dihydrocarvone. Antibacterial activity, determined with the agar diffusion method, was observed against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial species in this study. The activity was particularly high against the genera Clavibacter, Curtobacterium, Rhodococcus, Erwinia, Xanthomonas, Ralstonia, and Agrobacterium, which are responsible for plant or cultivated mushroom diseases worldwide. In general, a lower activity was observed against bacteria belonging to the genus Pseudomonas. These results suggest the potential use of the above essential oils for the control of bacterial diseases.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia, Difesa e Biotecnologie Agro Forestali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Viale dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy. iacobellis@unibas.it
authors.forename: Nicola S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Iacobellis
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lo Cantore
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Capasso
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Senatore
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D029974:Carum / Q000737:chemistry*; D028527:Cuminum / Q000737:chemistry*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile