Antibacterial phenolic components of New Zealand manuka honey

Food Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 295-301

  Weston, Roderick J ^a   Mitchell, Kevin R ^a   Allen, Kerry L ^b  

^a CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROPOLIS;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HONEY; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM; MYRTACEAE; PROPOLIS;

EID: 0033046537     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(98)00100-9     Document Type: Article

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