Research Article

Antimicrobial Effect of Lippia sidoides and Thymol on Enterococcus faecalis Biofilm of the Bacterium Isolated from Root Canals

Table 1

Chemical components of Lippia sidoides fresh leaves essential oil.

Compounds Tr (min) IK*(%)

p-cymene4.2 1020 5.33
1,8-Cineol 4.4 1031 1.68
γ -Terpinene 5.0 1060 1.32
Ether ethyl carvacrol 9.7 1164 3.01
Thymol 11.8 1288 84.9
Carvacrol 12.9 1292 0.41
β -Caryophyllene 15.1 1418 1.17

Total 97.82

Relative retention indices experimental: n-alkanes were used as reference points in the calculation of relative retention indices.