Chemical composition and antioxidant and anti-Listeria activities of essential oils obtained from some Egyptian plants

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 9063-9070

  Viuda Martos, Manuel ^a   El Gendy, Abd El Nasser G S ^b   Sendra, Esther ^a   Fernández López, Juana ^a   El Razik, K A Abd ^b   Omer, Elsayed A ^b   Pérez Alvarezj, Jose A ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Artemisia; Essential oils; Lemongrass; Listeria innocua; Marjoram; Oregano; Rosemary; Thyme

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA; LEMONGRASS; LISTERIA INNOCUA; MARJORAM; OREGANO; ROSEMARY; THYME;

DISEASES; FRUITS; LISTERIA; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EGYPT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LISTERIA; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PLANT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EGYPT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LISTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANTS;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; MAJORANA HORTENSIS; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM SYRIACUM; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 77956552654     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf101620c     Document Type: Article

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