Chemical Composition and Antifungal Activity of the Essential Oil of Origanum virens on Candida Species

Planta Medica

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 871-874

  Salgueiro, L R ^a   Cavaleiro, C ^a   Pinto, E ^b   Pina Vaz, C ^c,d   Rodrigues, A G ^c,d   Palmeira, A ^b   Tavares, C ^c   Costa de Oliveira, S ^c   Goncalves M J ^a   Martinez de Oliveira, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c University of Porto   (Portugal)

^d IPA TIMUP   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARVACROL; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLUORESCENT DYE; PARA CYMENE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; TERPINENE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; ORIGANUM VIRENS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; ORIGANUM; PHYTOTHERAPY;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; ORIGANUM; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII;

EID: 10744220776     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-43203     Document Type: Article

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