Phytochemical composition and biological activities of essential oil of Rhynchosia minima (L) (DC) (Fabaceae)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 721-724

  Gundidza, M ^a   Gweru, N ^b   Magwa, M L ^c   Ramalivhana, N J ^d   Humphrey, G ^e   Samie, A ^f   Mmbengwa, V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^e Technikon SA   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anti fungal; Anti oxidant; Antibacterial; Essential oil; Phytoconstituents; Rhyncosia minima

Indexed keywords

2 BETA PINENE; 2 CYMENE; ALPHA TERPINOLENE; CAMPHENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ISOPROPYL TOLUENE; LIMONENE; MYRCENE; PINENE; PLANT EXTRACT; RHYNCHOSIA MINIMA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG DETERMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RHYNCHOSIA MINIMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FABACEAE; RHYNCHOSIA MINIMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 62549098199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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