Oregano: Properties, composition and biological activity;El orégano: Propiedades, composición y actividad biológica de sus componentes

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 100-111

  Arcila Lozano, Cynthia Cristina ^a   Loarca Piña, Guadalupe ^a   Lecona Uribe, Salvador ^a   González De Mejía, Elvira ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant; Aroma; Essential oil; Lippia; Oregano; Thymol

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CARVACROL; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; THYMOL;

ALTITUDE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SYNTHESIS;

LIPPIA; ORIGANUM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIPPIA; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 4344696250     PISSN: 00040622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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