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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
The Biological Activity of Tea Tree Oil and Hemp Seed Oil
Contributor:
Lakatos, Marietta;
Apori, Samuel Obeng;
Dunne, Julie;
Tian, Furong
Published:
MDPI AG, 2022
Published in:
Applied Microbiology, 2 (2022) 3, Seite 534-543
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3390/applmicrobiol2030041
ISSN:
2673-8007
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:p>The interest in hemp seed oil (HSO) and tea tree oil (TTO) in the medical and food industries is increasing. The current study compares their bioactivity to other plant oils, mainly focusing on hemp seed oils (HSOs) with various cannabidiol (CBD) contents. A DPPH assay was employed to evaluate the antioxidant activity. The antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella enteritidis was evaluated using time–kill, minimum inhibition concentration (MIC), and Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion methods. Tea tree oil showed significantly higher antimicrobial activity against S. enteritidis compared to E. coli and S. aureus (p < 0.05). The antioxitant activity range (lowest to highest) was sesame < vetiver < rosehip < tea tree < organic hemp < pure hemp < 5% CBD < vitamin C. Tea tree oil and 5% CBD showed antioxidant activity at IC50 of 64.45 μg/mL and 11.21 μg/mL, respectively. The opposing antimicrobial and antioxidant results for TTO and HSO indicate that these activities arise from different components within the oil compositions.</jats:p>