Antioxidant, Antibacterial, and Cytotoxic Activities of the Ethanolic Origanum vulgare Extract and Its Major Constituents

Table 1

Composition of Origanum vulgare assessed by GC-MS analysis.

Peak	Retention time (min)	% area	Compound
1	8.959	6.900	1-Methyl-4-(1-methylethyl) benzene-; (p-cumene)
2	9.664	1.904	1-Methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-1,4-cyclohexadiene; (γ-terpinene)
3	13.113	2.110	1-Methoxy-4-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl) benzene; (creosol)
4	14.072	25.008	2-(1-Methylethyl)-5-methylphenol; (thymol)
5	14.263	59.468	2-Methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-phenol; (carvacrol)
6	19.327	0.560	3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol; (phytol)
7	25.600	4.050	1-Octacosanol