Chemical composition and in vitro antimicrobial and mutagenic activities of seven lamiaceae essential oils

Molecules

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4213-4230

  De Martino, Laura ^a   De Feo, Vincenzo ^a   Nazzaro, Filomena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oils; Lamiaceae; Mutagenic activity

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; FUNGI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LAMIACEAE; MUTAGENS; OILS, VOLATILE;

EID: 70350511026     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules14104213     Document Type: Article

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