Analysis of antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant activities of Juniperus excelsa M. B subsp. Polycarpos (K. Koch) Takhtajan essential oil

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 128-131

  Moein, M R ^a   Ghasemi, Y ^a   Moein, S ^b   Nejati, M ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b HORMOZGAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; antioxidant activity; essential oil; Juniperus excelsa; thin layer chromatography autographic assay

Indexed keywords

3 CARENE; ALPHA CEDRAL; ALPHA CEDROL; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; BETA FARNESENE; BETA PINENE; CAMPHENE; DELTA CADINENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GAMMA CADINENE; GENTAMICIN; GERMACRENE B; GERMACRENE D; JUNIPERUS EXCELSA OIL; LIMONENE; MYRCENE; PINENE; QUERCETIN; TERPINENE; TERPINOLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IRAN; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS EXCELSA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

EID: 77955129120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65505     Document Type: Article

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