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Seyed Heibatollah Hosseini
164 BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF
THYMUS DAENENSIS
BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, we identi ed a considerable inhibitory
effects of the T. daenensis essential oil on DPPH free
radicals and also high antibacterial effects of this plant
against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.
Results showed that T. daenensis essential oil in high
concentrations had higher antibacterial and antioxidant
effects. According to results, production of drug from
the essential oil of the T. daenensis at 0.75 and 1 mg/
ml concentration is a good approach for treatment of
the cases of E. coli, K. pneumonia, and P. aeruginosa
bacteria. Judicious prescription of antibiotic according
to the results of the disk diffusion method can eliminate
the risk of occurrence of antibiotic resistance.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Author would like to thank the staff of the Food Science
and Technology and also Medicinal Plants Research
Centers of the Islamic Azad University of Shahrekord,
Iran for their important technical help.
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