Research Article

Essential Oils of Plants as Biocides against Microorganisms Isolated from Cuban and Argentine Documentary Heritage

Table 1

List of essential oils tested and the major components detected in each one.

Common nameBotanical correspondencePercentage composition of major components

Anise seedPimpinella anisum L. Anethole (80.8%), methyl chavicol (2.5%), methyl eugenol (2.4%), linalool (2.3%), and acetanisole (2.0%)

Clove Syzygium aromaticum L.Eugenol (67.0%), eugenyl acetate (18.1%), methyl o-hidroxibenzoate de metilo (9.0%), and anethole (5.9%)

CuminCuminum cyminum L.Cuminaldehyde (43.3%), cuminal (20.4%), -pinene (12.8%), -terpinene (4.5%), carbicol (4.4%), p-cymene (2.7%), -terpinene (2.5%), and thymol (2.3%)

GarlicAllium sativum L.Di-2-propenyl trisulfide (31.9%), methyl 2-propenyl trisulfide (21.7%), di-2-propenyl disulfide (20.7%), di-2-propenyl sulfide (7.9%), methyl 2-propenyl disulfide (5.6%), methyl 2-propenyl sulfide (5.6%), and dimethyl trisulfide (1.6%)

LaurelLaurus nobilis L.1,8-Cineole (26.7%), eugenol (18.5%), linalool (18.5%), sabinene (11.8%), methyl eugenol (6.5%), -pinene (2.4%), - terpineol (1.2%), and -caryophyllene (1.1%)

Orange sweetCitrus sinensis (L.) OsbeckD-limonene (82.7%), -pinene (2.4%), citral (1.8%), and citronellol (1.5%)

OreganoOriganum vulgare L.Thymol (38.0%), cis- -terpineol (16.5%), terpinen-4-ol (10.2%), -terpinene (7.3%), -terpinene (4.3%), p-cymene (3.7%), sabine (3.7%), and carvacrol (3.4%)