Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf oil of amomum cannicarpum (wight) bentham ex baker

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-37

  Mathew, Joseph ^a   Sabulal, Baby ^a   George, Varughese ^a   Dan, Mathew ^a   Shiburaj, Sugathan ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Amomum cannicarpum; Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil composition; Zingiberaceae

Indexed keywords

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

AMOMUM CANNICARPUM; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; ZINGIBERACEAE;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

AMOMUM; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 31644447520     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2006.9699379     Document Type: Article

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