Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Momordica charantia seed essential oil

Fitoterapia

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-125

  Braca, Alessandra ^a   Siciliano, Tiziana ^a   D'Arrigo, Manuela ^b   Germanò, Maria Paola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil; Momordica charantia; Trans nerolidol

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; OILS, VOLATILE; SEEDS;

MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 38949118992     PISSN: 0367326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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