Characterization of the volatile composition of essential oils of some lamiaceae spices and the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the entire oils

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1822-1828

  Bozin, Biljana ^a   Mimica Dukic, Neda ^b   Simin, Natasa ^b   Anackov, Goran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant activity; Essential oils; GC MS; Ocimum basilicum; Origanum vulgare; Thymus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; OCIMUM BASILICUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 33645460501     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf051922u     Document Type: Article

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