Antimicrobial Activity of Commercial Samples of Thyme and Marjoram Oils

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 698-703

  šipailiene, Aušra ^a   Venskutonis, Petras R ^a   Baranauskiene, Renata ^a   šarkinas, Antanas ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil composition; Labiatae; Linalool; Linalyl acetate; Origanum majorana; P cymene; Thymol; Thymus vulgaris; terpineol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BACTERIA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; YEAST;

Α-TERPINEOL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; LABIATAE; LINALOOL; LINALYL ACETATE; ORIGANUM MAJORANA; P-CYMENE; THYMOL; THYMUS VULGARIS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; LAMIACEAE; ORIGANUM MAJORANA; ORIGANUM VULGARE; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 33751253113     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2006.9699210     Document Type: Article

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