Abstract

LOW TEMPERATURE EXTRACTION OF BULGARIAN ESSENTIAL OIL BEARING PLANTS FROM LAMIACEAE BY LIQUEFIED GASES 17. SAVORY (SATUREJA HORTENSIS L.)

Nenko Nenov*, Velizar Gochev, Ivanka Stoilova, Tanya Girova, Teodora Atanasova, Albena Stoyanova

ABSTRACT

The chemical composition of extract from the Bulgarian essential oil bearing plants from Lamiaceae family - savory (Satureja hortensis L.) by extraction with C2H2F4 (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane) was analyzed using GC and GC/MS. The main compound (concentration higher than 3 %) of extract was thymol (73.91 %). The studied extract demonstrated antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive, Gram-negative bacteria and yeasts. The extract has antioxidant activity against DPPH radical.

Keywords: Savory, liquefied gas extraction, chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities