Effect of provenance on the chemical and microbiological quality of essential oils of Rosmarinus officinalis L. in Morocco | Effet de la provenance sur la qualité chimique et microbiologique des huiles essentielles de Rosmarinus officinalis L. du Maroc
2014
Khia, A. | Ghanmi, M. | Satrani, B. | Aafi, A. | Aberchane, M. | Quaboul, B. | Chaouch, A. | Amusant, N. | Charrouf, Z.
This study is an assessment of the chemical quality and evaluation of antibacterial and antifungal activity of rosemary’s essential oils from three regions of Morocco (Rchida and Berkine/Eastern Morocco and Aknoul/North East of Morocco. The essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of the leaves and young twigs of rosemary, were analyzed by GC / FID and GC/ MS. These essential oils are characterized by the presence of α and β-pinene, camphene, 1,8-cineole and camphor compounds. The quality of these essential oils met the AFNOR NF ISO 4730 rosemary Morocco kind (1,8-cineole). The evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of essential oils of Rosmarinus officinalis showed low efficacy against microorganisms tested which were all inhibited from 1/100 v/v except for Penicillium expansum whose growth was stopped at the concentration 1/250 v/v
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