Bioactivity and chemical properties of essential oils from zataria multiflora boiss and mentha longifolia (L.) Huds.

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 141-146

  Rasooli, Iraj ^a   Rezaei, Baqer ^b  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Carvacrol; Essential oil composition; Lamiaceae; Limonene; Mentha longifolia; P cymene; Piperitone; Trans piperitol; Zataria multiflora

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DIFFUSION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECTS; BOACTIVITY; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; LIMONENE; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA; MICROBIAL GROWTH INHIBITION; MICROBIAL SUSPENSION; MINIMAL INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA BOISS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

EID: 0036497213     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2002.9699800     Document Type: Article

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