Essential oil composition and in vitro biological activities of seven Namibian species of Eriocephalus L. (Asteraceae)

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 18, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 124-128

  Viljoen, Alvaro M ^a   Njenga, Elizabeth W ^b   Van Vuuren, Sandy F ^b   Bicchi, Carlo ^c   Rubiolo, Patrizia ^c   Sgorbini, Barbara ^c  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Eriocephalus dinteri; Eriocephalus ericoides subsp. ericoides; Eriocephalus klinghardtensis; Eriocephalus luederitzianus; Eriocephalus merxmuelleri; Eriocephalus pinnatus; Eriocephalus scariosus; Essential oil composition; Namibia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIOASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYMES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ASTERACEAE; ERIOCEPHALUS DINTERI; ERIOCEPHALUS ERICOIDES SUBSP. ERICOIDES; ERIOCEPHALUS KLINGHARDTENSIS; ERIOCEPHALUS LUEDERITZIANUS; ERIOCEPHALUS MERXMUELLERI; ERIOCEPHALUS PINNATUS; ERIOCEPHALUS SCARIOSUS; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; NAMIBIA;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ASTERACEAE; DRYOBALANOPS; ERIOCEPHALUS; ERIOCEPHALUS ERICOIDES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SANTOLINA;

EID: 33748491908     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2006.12067133     Document Type: Article

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