Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil isolated from South African Mentha longifolia (L.) L. subsp. capensis (thunb.) briq.

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 18, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 57-59

  Oyedeji, A O ^a   Afolayan, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

1,8 cineole; Antibacterial activity; Essential oil composition; Lamiaceae; Mentha longifolia; Menthone; Pulegone

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COMPOSITION; ENZYME INHIBITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SCREENING;

1,8-CINEOLE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; LAMIACEAE; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA; MENTHONE; PULEGONE;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KOCURIA KRISTINAE; MENTHA; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA; MICROCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33748512389     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2006.12067122     Document Type: Article

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