Date of Graduation
5-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Advisor/Mentor
Carrier, Danielle Julie
Abstract
Short leaf and loblolly pine were harvested in May 2014 and June 2014, respectively, at the University of Arkansas Monticello in Monticello, Arkansas. Short leaf and loblolly essential oils were prepared by hydrodistillation, using a Clevenger apparatus. Essential oils were extracted at separate times and showed different concentrations of the components α-pinene, β- pinene, 3-carene, limonene, and terpineol. Pine essential oil samples were tested through disc diffusion assay for antimicrobial activity against Listeria monocytogenes. This was done by placing ten μL of each essential oil sample on a paper disc on an agar plate that was inoculated with L. monocytogenes at a concentration of 3.7 x 10⁸ cells. Four of the five oils tested showed antimicrobial activity against L. monocytogenes and a liquid byproduct of hydrodistillation did not show any activity.
Keywords
hydrodistillation, essential oil, antimicrobial, listeria monocytogenes
Citation
Marhefka, E. L. (2015). Antimicrobial effects of pine essential oil against Listeria monocytogenes. Biological and Agricultural Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/baeguht/36