Studies on the essential oil composition and antimicrobial activity of Thymus algeriensis Boiss. et Reut

International Journal of Aromatherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-100

  Dob, T ^a,b   Dahmane, D ^a   Benabdelkader, T ^a,c   Chelghoum, C ^b  

^a Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieure et de la Recerche Scientifique   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOUMERDES   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil; Linalool; p cymene; Thymol; Thymus algeriensis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; LINALOOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; THYMOL; THYMUS ALGERIENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; DRY WEIGHT; FUNGUS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NORTH AFRICA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT; THYMUS ALGERIENSIS; YEAST;

EID: 33745978405     PISSN: 09624562     EISSN: 14769409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijat.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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