Chemical composition of the fractions of leaf oil of Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L. Burtt & R.M. Sm. and antimicrobial activity

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 697-701

  Victório, Cristiane P ^a   Alviano, Daniela S ^a   Alviano, Celuta S ^a   Lage, Celso L S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alpinia zerumbet; Bioauthography; Essential oil; Medicinal plant; Zingiberaceae

Indexed keywords

BORNYL ACETATE; CARYOPHYLLENE; CUBEBOL; CUBENOL; ESSENTIAL OIL; HUMULENE; LINALOOL; RHO CYMENOL; SABINENE; TERPENE; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINEOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ALPINIA; ALPINIA ZERUMBET; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISTILLATION; DRUG SCREENING; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 75849150790     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2009000500008     Document Type: Article

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