Composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf and fruit oils from amoora rohituka wigth. Et arn.

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 635-638

  Aboutabl, E A ^a   El Sakhawy, F S ^a   Fathy, M M ^a   Megid, R M A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Amoora rohituka; Antimicrobial activity; Caryophyllene; Caryophyllene oxide; Essential oil composition; Meliaceae; humulene; eudesmol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347952346     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2000.9712176     Document Type: Article

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