Antimicrobial activity of greek oregano and Winter savory extracts (essential oil and SCFE) investigated by impedimetry

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 597, Issue , 2004, Pages 199-204

  Mohacsi Farkas, Cs ^a   Tulok, M ^a   Balogh, B ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Conductometry; Essential oil; Inhibition; Oreganum vulgare ssp hirtum; Rapid method; Satureja montana; Supercritical fluid extract

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350073306     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.597.27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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