Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum L. growing in Eastern Kenya

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 760-765

  Matasyoh, Lexa G ^a   Matasyoh, Josphat C ^b   Wachira, Francis N ^b   Kinyua, Miriam G ^c   Thairu Muigai, Anne W ^a   Mukiama, Titus K ^d  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^b EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Eugenol; Methyl eugenol; Ocimum gratissimum L.

Indexed keywords

BISABOLENE; CAMPHOR; CARYOPHYLLENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUGENOL; FARNESENE; GERMACRENE D; OCIMENE; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PINENE; PLANT EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BASIL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG DETERMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; KENYA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRYOBALANOPS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; LAMIACEAE; NEGIBACTERIA; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34047125808     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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