In vitro antiviral activity of Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 806-808

  Garozzo, A ^a   Timpanaro, R ^a   Bisignano, B ^a   Furneri, P M ^a   Bisignano, G ^b   Castro, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiviral activity; Essential oil; Influenza virus; Melaleuca alternifolia; Terpinen 4 ol

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COMPONENTS; ANTI-INFLUENZA VIRUS; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CYTOTOXIC; HERPES SIMPLEX; IN-VITRO; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INHIBITORY EFFECT; MAIN COMPONENT; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; P-CYMENE; TERPINEN-4-OL; TERPINENE; TERPINOLENE; VIRUCIDAL ACTIVITY;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; PARA CYMENE; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINENE; TERPINEOL; TERPINOLENE;

ALCOHOL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; ESSENTIAL OIL; INFLUENZA; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PATHOGENICITY;

ADENOVIRUS 2; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXSACKIE VIRUS B; COXSACKIE VIRUS B1; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG SCREENING; ECHO VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A PR 8; NONHUMAN; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS 1; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 70449482558     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02740.x     Document Type: Article

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