Table 8.
Antimicrobial activities (MIC, μg/mL) of essential oil components from the literature.
| Compound | Enterococcus faecalis [Ref] | Staphylococcus aureus [Ref] | Candida albicans [Ref] |
|---|---|---|---|
| α-pinene | 8000 [62] >4000 [63] inactive [64] |
13.6 [65] 45.7 [66] 312 [60] 800 [62] 1600 [67] 1300–2500 [68] >32 [59] |
12 [59] 156 [60] 800 [67] >1000 [69] |
| β-pinene | 60 [70] 2500 [71] >4000 [63] |
3.0 [59] 41.3 [66] 600 [70] 1600 [67] >20 [65] |
1.0 [59] 60 [70] 100 [69] 1600 [67] |
| p-cymene | 600 [72] inactive [73] |
2000 [67] >32 [59] >10,000 [68] >80,000 [74] |
100 [69] 1600 [67] >32 [59] >80,000 [61] |
| limonene | 27,000 [75] | 24 [59] 32.1 [66] 312 [60] >20 [65] >10,000 [68] |
10 [59] 1000 [69] 1250 [60] |
| 1,8-cineole | 7500 [64] 23,000 [75] >8000 [76] inactive [62] |
32 [59] 625 [60] 5000 [74] >10,000 [68] |
312 [60] 10,000 [74] 40,000 [61] >32 [59] >1000 [69] |
| γ-terpinene | no data | >32 [59] >80,000 [74] |
6.0 [59] 100 [69] >80,000 [61] |
| α-terpineol | >1000 [77] | 1250 [60] 2500 [74] >20 [65] |
1200 [61] 1250 [60] 2500 [74] |
| (E)-caryophyllene | 6 [78] 60 [70] 2500 [71] >4000 [63] inactive [79] |
5.1 [65] 30.3 [66] 60 [78] 312 [60] 9100 [79] >10,000 [68] |
1250 [60] >1000 [69] inactive [78] inactive [79] |
| α-humulene | 6 [70] >400 [80] |
2.6 [65] 312 [60] >10,000 [68] inactive [70] |
625 [60] inactive [70] |