Fungitoxic activity of Indian borage (Plectranthus amboinicus) volatiles

Food Chemistry

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1014-1018

  Murthy, Pushpa S ^a,b   Ramalakshmi, K ^a,b   Srinivas, P ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Aspergillus ochraceus; Indian borage; Ochratoxin; Plectranthus amboinicus; Volatile oil

Indexed keywords

EID: 59649097207     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.10.064     Document Type: Article

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