Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from Lippia sidoides, carvacrol and thymol against oral pathogens

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 349-356

  Botelho, Marco A ^a   Nogueira, N A P ^a   Bastos, G M ^a   Fonseca, S G C ^a   Lemos, T L G ^a   Matos, F J A ^a   Montenegro, D ^a   Heukelbach, J ^a   Rao, V S ^a   Brito, G A C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil; Lippia sidoides; Oral pathogens

Indexed keywords

ALPHA THUJENE; AROMADENDRENE; CARVACROL; CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GAMMA ELEMENE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KETOCONAZOLE; LIPPIA SIDOIDES EXTRACT; MYRCENE; OCTEN 3 OL; PARA CYMENE; PLANT EXTRACT; T 0501; TERPINENE; THYMOL; THYMOL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; W 224502;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; DISTILLATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPPIA; LIPPIA SIDOIDES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; LIPPIA; LIPPIA SIDOIDES; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 33947146489     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2007000300010     Document Type: Article

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