Antimicrobial activities of Cynara scolymus L. leaf, head, and stem extracts

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Zhu, Xianfeng ^a   Zhang, Hongxun ^a   Lo, R ^b   Lu, Ying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b Yandi Agric Development Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Artichoke; Cynara scolymus L.; Extracts

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA LUSITANIAE; CLADOSPORIUM CUCUMERINUM; CLAVISPORA LUSITANIAE; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MUCOR; MUCOR MUCEDO; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM OXALICUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RADIOBACTER; RHIZOBIUM; SACCHAROMYCES CARLSBERGENSIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES PASTORIANUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SCOLYMUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 14844307653     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.tb07106.x     Document Type: Article

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