Antimicrobial Activities of Essential Oils of Nepal

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-111

  Yonzon, Minoba ^a   Lee, Dong Jin ^b   Yokochi, Toshihiro ^c   Kawano, Yasuhiro ^c   Nakahara, Toro ^c  

^a Herbs Production and Processing Co Ltd   (Nepal)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

(E) farnesene; 1,8 cineole; Antimicrobial activity; Asteraceae; Bisabol oxide A; Chamomilla recutita; Curcuma zedoaria; Cymbopogon martini var. martini; Ericaceae; Essential oil composition; Geraniol; Geranyl acetate; Lamiaceae; Linalool; Mentha canadensis; Menthol; Menthone; Ocimum basilicum; Poaceae; Rhododendron anthopogon; Zingiberaceae; eudesmol; cadinene

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPOSITION; DISTILLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ASTERACEAE; CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA; CURCUMA EDOARIA; ERICACEAE; LAMIACEAE; MENTHA CANADENSIS; OSIMUM BASILICUM; POACEAE; RHODODENDRON ANTHOPOGON; ZINGIBERACEAE;

VEGETABLE OILS;

ANTHEMIS; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; ASTERACEAE; BETA (BEET); CANDIDA ALBICANS; CORYNEBACTERIUM AMYCOLATUM; CURCUMA; CURCUMA LONGA; CURCUMA ZEDOARIA; CYMBOPOGON; ERICACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MATRICARIA; MATRICARIA RECUTITA; MENTHA; MENTHA ARVENSIS; OCIMUM BASILICUM; POACEAE; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON ANTHOPOGON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 27744465440     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2005.9698846     Document Type: Article

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