Antibacterial and antioxidative characterisation of essential oils from Mentha piperita and Mentha spicata grown in Iran

Acta Alimentaria

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-52

  Rasooli, I ^a   Gachkar, L ^b   Yadegarinia, D ^b   Rezaei, M Bagher ^c   Astaneh, S D Alipoor ^a  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; B. cereus; E. coli; Essential oil; Mentha piperita; Mentha spicata; Radical scavenging; S. aureus

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MENTHA SPICATA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 41149151720     PISSN: 01393006     EISSN: 15882535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAlim.2007.0019     Document Type: Article

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