Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of some commercial essential oils

Flavour and Fragrance Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 235-244

  Baratta, M Tiziana ^a   Dorman, H J Damien ^a   Deans, Stanley G ^a   Figueiredo, A Cristina ^b   Barroso, José G ^b   Ruberto, Giuseppe ^c  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Falculade de Cie de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant activity; Boswellia thurifera Roxb. ex Colebr. (Burseraceae); Cananga odorata Hook. f. et Thw (Anonaceae); Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees (Lauraceae); Citrus limon L. (Rutaceae); Cymbopogon citratus Stapf. (Gramineae); Essential oils; GC MS; Marjorana hortensis Moench. (Lamiaceae); Ocimum basilicum L. (Lamiaceae); Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Lamiaceae); Thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS) assay

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIUM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

BOSWELLIA THURIFERA; CANANGA ODORATA; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CITRUS LIMON; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; MARJORANA HORTENSIS; OCIMUM BASILICUM; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0031694125     PISSN: 08825734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(1998070)13:4<235::AID-FFJ733>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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