Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oil from fruits of vitex agnus-castus l. (verbenaceae) growing in turkey

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-190

  Senatore, F ^a   Napolitano, F ^a   Dung, M Ozcan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

1,8 cineole; Antibacterial activity; Caryophyllene; Essential oil; Sabinene; Verbenaceae; Vitex agnus castus l

Indexed keywords

EID: 22444447687     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972-060X.2003.10643349     Document Type: Article

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