Biological activity and phytoconstituents of essential oil from fresh leaves of Eriosema englerianum

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 361-364

  Mmbengwa, V ^a   Samie, A ^b   Gundidza, M ^c   Matikiti, V ^c   Ramalivhana, N J ^a   Magwa, M L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Antioxidant; Essential oil

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCARIDOLE; ERIOSEMA ENGLERIANUM EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; PARA CYMENE; PLANT EXTRACT; TERPINOLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; ERIOSEMA; FUNGI;

EID: 60549103071     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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