Composition and antifungal activity of the essential oil of the brazilian Chenopodium ambrosioides L.

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1213-1218

  Jardim, Carolina Marangon ^a   Jham, Gulab Newandram ^a   Dhingra, Onkar Dev ^a   Freire, Marcelo Moreira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Ascaridole; Chemical composition; Chenopodium ambrosioides; Essential oil

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESSENTIAL OIL; FUNGUS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; DEUTEROMYCETES; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PLANT LEAF;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT OILS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS GLAUCUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM MUSAE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM INCARNATUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; MENTHA;

EID: 50449087578     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9526-z     Document Type: Article

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