Chemical characterization and evaluation of biological activity of essential oil of juniperus phoenicea of tunisia

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-241

  Medini, Hanene ^a   Marzouki, Hanen ^a   Chemli, Rachid ^a   Marongiu, Bruno ^b   Piras, Alessandra ^b   Porcedda, Silvia ^b   Tuveri, Enrica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Essential oil composition; Hydrodistillation; Juniperus phoenicea; Supercritical extraction

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS PHOENICEA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 53949097605     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2008.10643625     Document Type: Article

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