Determination of the changes of antifungal properties of Satureja hortensis, Thymus vulgaris and Thymbra spicata exposed to gamma irradiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-114

  Gumus, Tuncay ^a  

^a NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Irradiation; Satureja hortensis; Thymbra spicata; Thymus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

ANTI-FUNGAL PROPERTIES; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; DOSE IRRADIATION; DRY PLANTS; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION DOSE; SATUREJA HORTENSIS; THYMBRA SPICATA; THYMUS VULGARIS; VULGARIS;

GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; MOLDS;

RADIATION;

PLANT EXTRACT; SATUREJA HORTENSIS EXTRACT; THYMBRA SPICATA EXTRACT; THYMUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY POWDER; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SATUREJA HORTENSIS; THYMBRA SPICATA; THYME;

EID: 70350367235     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.07.025     Document Type: Article

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