The biological activity and essential oil composition of 17 Agathosma (Rutaceae) species

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 18, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 2-16

  Viljoen, Alvaro M ^a   Moolla, Aneesa ^b   Van Vuuren, Sandy F ^b   Van Zyl, Robyn L ^b   Husnu K ^c   Baser C ^c   Demirci, Betül ^c   Özek, Temel ^c   Trinder Smith, Terry H ^d  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agathosma arida; Agathosma bathii; Agathosma betulina; Agathosma capensis; Agathosma collina; Agathosma crenulata; Agathosma hirsuta; Agathosma lanata; Agathosma namaquensis; Agathosma ovalifolia; Agathosma ovata; Agathosma parva; Agathosma pubigera

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; COMPOSITION; ENZYME INHIBITION; MICROORGANISMS;

AGATHOSMA ARIDA; AGATHOSMA BATHII; AGATHOSMA BETULINA; AGATHOSMA CAPENSIS; AGATHOSMA COLLINA; AGATHOSMA CRENULATA; AGATHOSMA HIRSUTA; AGATHOSMA LANATA; AGATHOSMA NAMAQUENSIS; AGATHOSMA OVALIFOLIA;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

AGATHOSMA; AGATHOSMA CRENULATA; BACILLUS CEREUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; RUTACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33748506520     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2006.12067112     Document Type: Article

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