Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil and extracts of Cordia curassavica (Boraginaceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 137-141

  Hernandez, Tzasna ^a   Canales, Margarita ^a   Teran, Barbara ^a   Avila, Olivia ^a   Duran, Angel ^a   Garcia, Ana Maria ^a   Hernandez, Hector ^a   Angeles Lopez, Omar ^a   Fernandez Araiza, Mario ^a   Avila, Guillermo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antifungal activity; Cordia curassavica; Essential oil; Infections diseases

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; BETA EUDESMOL; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLOROFORM; CORDIA CURASSAVICA EXTRACT; CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GALLIC ACID; HEXANE; KETOCONAZOLE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SPATHULENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BORAGINACEAE; CORDIA; DISTILLATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IC 50; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN DISEASE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTEMIA; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CHLOROFORM; CORDIA; FUNGI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HEXANES; LETHAL DOSE 50; METHANOL; MEXICO; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; SOLVENTS;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; BORAGINACEAE; CORDIA CURASSAVICA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 33947590052     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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