Volatile constituents of Acorus calamus and their antimicrobial activity

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 765, Issue , 2008, Pages 35-42

  Radusiene J ^a   Peciulyte D ^a   Judzentiene A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Lithuania)

^b CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil; Folk medicine; Lithuania; Medicinal plant; Sweet flag

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUSARIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SP.; RHIZOMUCOR; RHIZOMUCOR PUSILLUS;

EID: 42149169757     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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