The leaf oil composition of zanthoxylum fagara (l.) sarg. From monteverde, costa rica, and its biological activities

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 333-335

  Setzer, William N ^a   Schmidt, Jennifer M ^a   Eiter, Lauren C ^a   Haber, William A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b Apdo 50 5655 ^*  (Costa Rica)

^c MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Citronellal; Citronellol; Cytotoxicity; Essential oil composition; Geranial; Geraniol; Rutaceae; Zanthoxylum fagara

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY, CYTOTOXICITY; CITRONELLAL; CITRONELLOL; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; GERANIAL; GERANIOL; RUTACEAE; ZANTHOXYLUM FAGARA;

CELLS; COMPOSITION; DISTILLATION; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RUTACEAE; ZANTHOXYLUM; ZANTHOXYLUM FAGARA;

EID: 27744565083     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2005.9698923     Document Type: Article

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