Insecticidal and Genotoxic Activities of Mint Essential Oils

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2690-2694

  Franzios, Gerasimos ^a   Mirotsou, Maria ^a   Hatziapostolou, Emmanouel ^a   Kral, Jiri ^a   Scouras, Zacharias G ^a   Mavragani Tsipidou, Penelope ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carvone; Drosophila melanogaster; Essential oils; Genotoxicity; Insecticides; Menthone; Mint plants; Pennyroyal oil; Pulegone; Spearmint oil

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EOS; MELANOGASTER; MENTHA; MENTHA PULEGIUM; MENTHA SPICATA;

EID: 0001197535     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf960685f     Document Type: Article

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