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Table 2 Absolute concentration [mM] of the terpenes and MIC [μg/mL] (n = 3) from the tested CEOs against E. coli and S. aureus, n.d. not determined

From: Absolute quantification of terpenes in conifer-derived essential oils and their antibacterial activity

 

α-Pinene

Camphene

β-Pinene

3-Carene

Limonene

Bornyl acetate

β-Caryophyllene

Borneol

Total

E. coli

S. aureus

[mM]

[μg/mL]

CEO1

6.0

0.1

1.1

1.0

0.9

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

9.1

5.2 ± 1.8

1.6 ± 0

CEO2

5.0

n.d.

2.4

1.8

1.2

n.d.

0.1

n.d.

10.5

12.5 ± 0

5.2 ± 1.8

CEO3

6.8

n.d.

1.2

1.2

0.9

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

10.2

12.5 ± 0

4.7 ± 2.2

CEO4

5.0

0.3

4.4

n.d.

0.7

n.d.

0.1

n.d.

10.5

37.5 ± 17.7

12.5 ± 0

CEO5

3.2

0.8

0.7

2.2

1.3

1.1

0.2

0.1

9.6

37.5 ± 21.7

33.3 ± 14.4

CEO6

5.8

n.d.

1.1

0.8

0.7

0.3

n.d.

n.d.

8.6

5.2 ± 1.8

1.7 ± 1.4

CEO7

2.1

0.2

1.2

2.7

1.0

n.d.

0.3

n.d.

7.5

33.3 ± 14.4

25 ± 21.7

CEO8

3.1

n.d.

1.3

1.4

0.9

0.3

0.1

n.d.

7.2

6.3 ± 0

0.9 ± 0.6

CEO9

3.3

0.1

1.4

1.7

1.0

0.3

0.3

n.d.

8.0

33.3 ± 14.4

6.3 ± 0

CEO10

2.7

n.d.

1.4

2.0

1.4

0.3

0.4

n.d.

8.0

50 ± 0

50 ± 0

CEO11

2.8

0.4

1.8

0.5

0.5

0.7

0.3

n.d.

7.1

50 ± 0

50 ± 0

CEO12

2.2

1.6

0.8

1.3

0.4

2.4

n.d.

0.1

8.8

10.4 ± 3.6

8.3 ± 3.6

CEO13

1.8

1.9

0.4

0.7

0.3

3.0

n.d.

0.1

8.2

12.5 ± 0

12.5 ± 10.8

CEO14

0.8

1.1

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

4.2

n.d.

0.3

6.3

1.2 ± 0.7

0.29 ± 0.2

CEO15

1.4

2.2

n.d.

1.4

0.5

3.5

n.d.

0.2

9.2

25 ± 0

12.5 ± 0

CEO16

1.5

2.3

0.3

1.6

0.6

2.9

0.1

0.3

9.5

50 ± 0

50 ± 0

CEO17

1.6

2.8

0.3

1.8

0.7

3.2

0.1

0.2

10.8

25 ± 0

12.5 ± 0

CEO18

1.9

2.1

0.4

1.7

0.6

3.5

n.d.

0.2

10.5

12.5 ± 0

12.5 ± 0

CEO19

1.7

2.1

0.3

1.5

0.6

2.8

n.d.

0.2

9.3

25±0

25±0

CEO20

1.4

2.2

n.d.

1.4

0.5

3.3

n.d.

0.2

9.0

37.5±17.7

37.5±17.7

CEO21

1.8

0.8

2.5

2.8

1.0

1.5

n.d.

0.1

10.4

50±0

50±0

CEO22

3.4

0.7

0.4

n.d.

3.8

n.d.

0.1

n.d.

8.3

50±0

12.5±0

CEO23

3.3

0.8

0.3

n.d.

3.4

n.d.

0.2

n.d.

8.0

25±0

6.25±0

CEO24

4.7

1.2

2.6

n.d.

2.3

n.d.

0.4

n.d.

11.1

41.7±14.4

33.3±14.4

CEO25

1.7

0.5

3.7

1.7

0.7

0.3

n.d.

0.1

8.7

12.5±0

3.13±0

CEO26

9.2

0.1

2.0

n.d.

0.4

n.d.

0.1

n.d.

11.8

50±0

18.8±8.8

Bornyl acetate

         

> 50±0

50±0