Department of Bacteriology, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box: 14115-158, Tehran, Iran.
Phytomedicine. 2010 Feb;17(2):142-5. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.05.007. Epub 2009 Jul 2.
Antimicrobial properties of plants essential oils (EOs) have been investigated through several observations and clinical studies which purpose them as potential tools to overcome the microbial drug resistance problem. The aim of this research is to study the antibacterial effect of two traditional plants essential oils, Thymus vulgaris and Eucalyptus globulus against clinical isolates of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other standard bacterial strains through disk diffusion and agar dilution methods. Gas Chromatography (GC) and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis examined the chemical composition of the oils. Results revealed both of oils to possess degrees of antibacterial activity against Gram (+) and Gram (-) bacteria. T. vulgaris EO showed better inhibitory effects than E. globulus essential oil. GC analysis of T. vulgaris resulted in thymol as the oil major compound whereas GC/MS assay exhibited eucalyptol as the most abundant constitute of E. globulus EO. These results support previous studies on these oils and suggest an additional option to treat MRSA infections. Clinical and further analytical trials of these data are necessary to confirm the obtained outcomes.
植物精油 (EOs) 的抗菌特性已通过多项观察和临床研究进行了研究,它们被认为是克服微生物药物耐药性问题的潜在工具。本研究的目的是通过圆盘扩散和琼脂稀释法研究两种传统植物精油,即百里香和桉树精油对耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌 (MRSA) 和其他标准细菌株的抗菌作用。气相色谱 (GC) 和气相色谱/质谱 (GC/MS) 分析检查了油的化学成分。结果表明,这两种油都对革兰氏阳性菌和革兰氏阴性菌具有一定的抗菌活性。百里香精油的抑菌效果优于桉树精油。百里香精油的 GC 分析结果表明,百里香酚是该油的主要化合物,而 GC/MS 分析则表明,桉叶油醇是桉树精油中最丰富的成分。这些结果支持了先前对这些油的研究,并为治疗 MRSA 感染提供了另一种选择。需要对这些数据进行临床和进一步的分析试验,以确认获得的结果。