Chemical composition of hyssop cv. 'Domaći ljubičasti' essential oil and its antimicrobial activity

Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L., Lamiaceae) is a perennial shrub or subshrub violet-blue flowers in verticillasters and spicy taste with pungent flavour. Besides being used as culinary herb for flavouring food preservation, this plant also an ornamental, bee attracting traditional remedy respiratory diseases digestive disturbances. essential oil-bearing plant, its oil (Hyssopi aetheroleum) the pharmaceutical, perfume cosmetics industries well aromatherapy. The objective of study was to determine chemical composition hyssop CV. "Domaći ljubičasti", grown Serbia, investigate antimicrobial activity against 16 bacteria, mainly pathogens industry. A total 61 compounds were detected oil. bicyclic monoterpene ketones CIS-pinocamphone (43.8%) trans-pinocamphone (18.3%) most abundant, comprising 62.1%, followed by b-pinene (6.3%) pinocarvone (6.1%). expressed antibacterial against: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Proteus hauseri, Listeria monocytogenes, Rhodococcus equi, ivanovii, Salmonella Enteritidis, Enterococcus faecalis, innocua spizizenii. did not express Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Typhimurium, Klebsiella aerogenes epidermidis. Results show that has potential using natural supplement control foodborne microbiological origin, flavor compositions (herbaceous, camphor-like odour warm undernotes), especially meat products, sauces, soups seasonings.