Research Article

Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils of Two Aromatic Plants Cultivated in Morocco (Cinnamomum cassia and Origanum compactum)

Table 1

Chemical composition of the O. compactum essential oil.

Retention time (min)ConstituentsPercentage

6.7923-Methyl-apopinene0.848
7.922Myrcene1.953
8.4764-Carene2.267
8.647o-Cymene13.669
9.360γ-Terpinene20.089
10.102Linalool4.146
13.675Thymol17.553
13.896Carvacrol35.173
15.976Caryophyllene3.111
18.519Caryophyllene oxide1.193
Total100