Essential oil composition and antibacterial studies of Vitex negundo Linn. extracts

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 522-526

  Khokra, S ^a   Prakash, O ^a   Jain, S ^b   Aneja, K ^a   Dhingra, Yogita ^a  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

selinene; guaiene; Antibacterial studies; Carryophyllene epoxide; Carryophyllene oxide; Essential oils; Germacren 4 ol; Vitex negundo

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CEDRENE; ALPHA GUAIENE; ALPHA SELINENE; CARRYOPHYLLENE EPOXIDE; DELTA GUAIENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ETHYLHEXADECANOATE; GERMACREN 4 OL; GERMACRENE D; GUAIA 3,7 DIENE; NEROLIDOL; PALMITIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PARA CYMENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALENCENE; VITEX NEGUNDO EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOWER; FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 58149084602     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.44610     Document Type: Article

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