Evaluation of Lavandula stoechas L. subsp stoechas L., Mentha spicata L. subsp spicata L. essential oils and their main components against sinusitis pathogens

Karaca N., DEMİRCİ B., DEMİRCİ F.

ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION C-A JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES, cilt.73, sa.9-10, ss.353-360, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 73 Sayı: 9-10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1515/znc-2017-0150
  • Dergi Adı: ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION C-A JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.353-360
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: antimicrobial activity, camphor, carvone, essential oils, sinusitis, ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY, CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION, BIOLOGICAL-ACTIVITY, MEDICINAL-PLANTS, SSP STOECHAS, ANTIOXIDANT, TURKEY, CONSTITUENTS
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas and Mentha spicata subsp. spicata are used for the treatment of sinusitis in Turkish folk medicine. The components of essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation were determined by gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID), gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), and thin layer chromatography (TLC). Major components of L. stoechas and M. spicata oils were determined as camphor (46.7%) and carvone (60.6%), respectively. The antibacterial activity of essential oils and their main components were tested against the common selected sinusitis pathogens Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa using in vitro agar diffusion, microdilution, and vapor diffusion methods. As a result, the tested plant materials, which are locally and natively used against sinusitis, were relatively mild antibacterial (in vitro MICs 310-1250 mu g/mL) in action. To use essential oils and their components safely in sinusitis therapy, further detailed in vivo experiments are needed to support their efficacy.