Antimycotic Activity of Methanol Extracts of Sage (Salvia officinalis L.), Laurel (Laurus nobilis L.) and Thyme (Thymbra spicata L.)

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-95

  Ünver, Ahmet ^a   Arslan, Derya ^a   Çetýnkaya, Zafer ^b   Özcan, Mehmet Musa ^a  

^a Selcuk University   (United States)

^b AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Candida; Laurus nobilis L. and Thymbra spicata L. fluid extract; Rhodotorula; Salvia officinalis L

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; LAURUS; LAURUS NOBILIS; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; THYMBRA SPICATA; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 40549130354     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2008.10643603     Document Type: Article

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