Use of antimicrobial and genotoxicity potentiality for evaluation of essential oils as food preservatives

Open Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 50-56

  Hamedo, Hend A ^a   Abdelmigid, Hala M ^b,c  

^a Arish University   (Egypt)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^c KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Escherichia coli; Genotoxicity; Natural food preservative; Oregano oil; Rosemary oil; Salmonella enteritidis; Vicia faba test

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; GENOTOXICITY; NATURAL FOOD PRESERVATIVE; OREGANO OIL; ROSEMARY OIL; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; VICIA FABA TEST;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD PRESERVATIVES;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ESSENTIAL OIL; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; OREGANO OIL; ROSEMARY OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEESE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD SAFETY; GENOTOXICITY; MICRONUCLEUS; MITOSIS INDEX; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSEMARY; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; VICIA FABA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; ORIGANUM; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; VICIA FABA;

EID: 77953433448     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18740707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874070700903010050     Document Type: Article

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