{"id":6076,"date":"2025-10-28T09:42:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ptfos.unios.hr\/novicjfst\/?p=6076"},"modified":"2025-10-28T09:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:46:00","slug":"cjfst-2025-17-2-07","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ptfos.unios.hr\/novicjfst\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/cjfst-2025-17-2-07\/","title":{"rendered":"CJFST.2025.17.2.07"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lemon essential oil: molecular docking analysis and investigation of antibacterial and antioxidant activities<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4207-1742\"Dijana Blazhekovikj – Dimovska<\/strong><\/p>\n

*<\/sup><\/em>University \u201eSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201c, Faculty of Biotechnical Sciences, Bitola, N. Macedonia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
ARTICLE INFO<\/strong><\/td>\nABSTRACT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TYPE: <\/strong>Original scientific paper<\/em>
\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.17508\/CJFST.2025.17.2.07<\/a>
\nPDF<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		The objective of this study was to investigate whether the essential oil of Thymus tosevii<\/em> Vel. subsp. tosevii<\/em> var. degenii<\/em> (Lamiaceae<\/em>), a species endemic to Pelister, Baba Mountain (Bitola, Macedonia), exhibits specific antibacterial properties against Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis, <\/em>and Bacillus subtilis<\/em>. The essential oil was extracted from the aerial parts during its flowering phase via hydro-distillation, using the Unger apparatus. Antibacterial activity of the oil was evaluated using a disc diffusion method. The essential oil of Thymus tosevii<\/em> Vel. subsp. tosevii <\/em>var. degenii<\/em> (thyme) exhibited varying antimicrobial effects, which depended on both the concentration of the essential oil and the specific microorganism tested. Salmonella enteritidis<\/em> and Escherichia coli<\/em> were the most susceptible, while Bacillus subtilis<\/em> showed moderate sensitivity. Natural substances, including plant-derived essential oils, can enhance food safety and quality by inhibiting microbial growth, thereby extending shelf life and preventing spoilage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
*<\/strong>CORRESPONDENCE
\n<\/strong>Dijana Blazhekovikj – Dimovska
\ndijana.blazekovic@uklo.edu.mk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARTICLE HISTORY
\n<\/strong>Received: March 17, 2025
\nAccepted: July 24, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CITATION
\n<\/strong>Blazhekovikj \u2013 Dimovska D. Antibacterial properties of the essential oil of Thymus tosevii<\/em> Vel. subsp. tosevii<\/em> var. degenii<\/em> (Lamiaceae<\/em>) from Pelister, Baba Mountain (Bitola, Macedonia) as a potential natural food preservative. Croatian Journal of Food Science and Technology (2025) 17 (2) 1 – 14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/strong>C<\/strong>OPYRIGHT: <\/strong>\u00a9 2025 by the author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY)<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KEYWORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

thyme; essential oil; antimicrobial activity; inhibition zones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

KEY CONTRIBUTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Using the essential oils as natural food preservatives.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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