Antibacterial activity and composition of the volatile oil from Achillea Ageratum L

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 248-250

  De La Puerta, R ^a   Saenz M T ^a   Garcia, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Achillea Ageratum L.; Antibacterial activity; Volatile oil analysis

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 2 METHYLLUTYLBUTANOIC ACID; 3 BUTEN 2 OL 2 METHYL; 3 METHYL 2(5H) FURANONE; 3,6,6 TRIMETHYL 2 NORPINANOL; 5 HEXYLDIHYDRO 2 (3H) FURANONE; ACHILLEA AGERATUM EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA ALCOHOL; ARTEMISIA KETONE; BETA ELEMENE; BETA ELEMOL; BETA EUDESMOL; BETA HUMULENE; BORNEOL; BUTANOIC ACID 2 METHYL ETHYL ESTER; BUTANOIC ACID 3 METHYL ETHYL ESTER; CAMPHENE; CARVACROL; CARVONE; CARYOPHYLLENE; CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE; CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; PARA CYMENE; PIPERITONE; PLANT EXTRACT; SABINENE; TERPINEN 4 OL; THYMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACHILLEA AGERATUM;

EID: 0029945811     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199605)10:3<248::AID-PTR807>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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