Antibacterial and cytotoxic activity of nepeta cataria L., N. Cataria var. Citriodora (beck.) balb. And melissa officinalis L. essential oils

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1277-1286

  Suschke, Ulrike ^a   Sporer, Frank ^a   Schneele, Jürgen ^a   Geiss, Heinrich Konrad ^a   Reichling, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Catnip; Cytotoxicity; Essential oil; Lemon balm; Melissa officinalis; Nepeta cataria; Respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951471965     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0700201218     Document Type: Article

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