Chemical composition and antimicrobial properties of essential oil of Feijoa sellowiana O. Berg. (Pineapple guava)

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 227-230

  Saj, Oommen P ^a   Roy, Rony K ^a   Savitha, S V ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal activity; Chemical composition; Essential oil; Feijoa sellowiana; GC

Indexed keywords

AROMADENDRENE; BETA CADINENE; BETA PINENE; CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE; CITRONELLYL ACETATE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTRAGOLE; EUGENYL ACETATE; FARNESOL; FEIJOA SELLOWIANA EXTRACT; GAMMA CADINENE; GAMMA CARYOPHYLLENE; GENTAMICIN; GERMACRENE; ISOEUGENOL; LIMONENE; METHYLEUGENOL; MYRCENE; NERYL ACETATE; NYSTATIN; PINENE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SABINYL ACETATE; TERPINENE; TERPINEOL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; FEIJOA; FEIJOA SELLOWIANA; FUNGAL STRAIN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

FEIJOA SELLOWIANA; FUNGI;

EID: 44649139343     PISSN: 09737510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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