Effective antibacterial and antioxidant properties of methanolic extract of Laurus nobilis seed oil

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 637-641

  Ozcan, Birgul ^a   Esen, Mari ^a   Kemal Sangun, M ^b   Coleri, Arzu ^c   Caliskan, Mahmut ^a  

^a Letters Biology Department   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant activity; Laurus nobilis; Seed oil

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ESSENTIAL OIL; EVERGREEN TREE; FATTY ACID; INHIBITION; METHANOL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXIDATION;

LAURACEAE; LAURUS; LAURUS NOBILIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 77956438871     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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