In vitro inhibitory activities of essential oils from Oenanthe javanica DC against Candida and Streptococcus species

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 325-329

  Shin, Seungwon ^a  

^a Duksung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Candida albicans; Essential oil; Oenanthe javanica; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TERPINOLENE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA PINENE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; KETOCONAZOLE; LIMONENE; NORFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PINENE; TERPINENE; TERPINOLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDA UTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; DRUG ISOLATION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OENANTHE; OENANTHE JAVANICA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 14744270835     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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