Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils of eugenia chlorophylla (myrtaceae)

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-78

  Stefanello, Maria Élida A ^a   Cervi, Armando C ^a   Ito, Izabel Y ^b   Salvador, Marcos J ^c   Wisniewski, Alberto ^d   Simionatto, Edésio L ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

^d Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

1 epi cubenol; Antimicrobial activity; Caryophyllene oxide; Essential oil composition; Eugenia chlorophylla; Globulol; Myrtaceae; T muurolol; cadinol; caryophyllene

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; OXIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE; EUGENIA CHLOROPHYLLA;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYRTACEAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 39649111547     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2008.9699427     Document Type: Article

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