Chemical composition, cytotoxic activity and antimicrobial activity of essential oils of leaves and berries of Juniperus phoenicea L. grown in Egypt

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 417-426

  El Sawi, Salma A ^a   Motawae, Hemaia M ^a   Ali, Amal M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Berries; Cupressaceae; Cytotoxic; Essential oils; GCMS analysis; Juniperus phoenicea; Leaves

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; JUNIPERUS PHOENICEA EXTRACT; PINENE; PLANT EXTRACT; SABINENE; SESQUITERPENE; SESQUITERPENOID; SULFORHODAMINE B; TERPENE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BERRY; BRAIN TUMOR; BREAST CARCINOMA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYTOTOXICITY; DISTILLATION; EGYPT; FUNGAL STRAIN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JUNIPERUS PHOENICEA; LIVER CARCINOMA; LUNG CARCINOMA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PLANT LEAF; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TUMOR CELL LINE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; YEAST;

EID: 34748816812     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v4i4.31236     Document Type: Article

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