Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil from Baccharis grisebachii Hieron (Asteraceae)

Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1186-1189

  Hadad, Martín ^a   Zygadlo, Julio A ^b   Lima, Beatriz ^a   Derita, Marcos ^c   Feresin, Gabriela Egly ^a   Zacchino, Susana A ^c   Tapia, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Asteraceae; Baccharis grisebachii; Essential oil; Thymol

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250700032     PISSN: 07179324     EISSN: 07179707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-97072007000200015     Document Type: Article

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