Essential oil of rynchosia minima dc. From kenya: Composition and antibacterial properties

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 230-231

  Mwangi, J W ^a   Thoithi, G N ^a   Kibwage, I O ^a   Demo, M S ^b   Oliva, M M ^b   Zunino, M P ^c   Zygadlo, J A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Essential oil composition; Germacrene B; Papilionaceae; Rynchosia minima; caryophyllene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COMPOSITION; DISTILLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

Β-CARYOPHYLLENE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; GERMACRENE B; PAPILIONEACEAE; RYNCHOSIA MINIMA;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

DRYOBALANOPS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PAPILIONOIDEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 27744601963     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2005.9698885     Document Type: Article

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