Potential interaction between the volatile and non-volatile fractions on the in vitro antimicrobial activity of three South African Pelargonium (Geraniaceae) species

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1395-1400

  Lalli, Jacqueline Y ^a   Viljoen, Alvaro M ^b   Van Vuuren, Sandy F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil; Extracts; Interaction; Non volatile; Pelargonium

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLACETOPHENONE; ALPHA PHELLANDRENE; BETA PHELLANDRENE; CARVACROL; CARYOPHYLLENE; CRYPTONE; CUMINALDEHYDE; DELTA CADINENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ISOMENTHONE; LIMONENE; MENTHONE; MYRCENE; PARA CYMEN 8 OL; PARA CYMENE; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT; SPATHULENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRIDIFLOROL; VOLATILE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; HYDRODISTILLATION; NONHUMAN; PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS; PELARGONIUM QUERCIFOLIUM; PELARGONIUM TOMENTOSUM; SOUTH AFRICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST;

BACILLUS CEREUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; GERANIACEAE; PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS; PELARGONIUM QUERCIFOLIUM; PELARGONIUM TOMENTOSUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PELARGONIUM; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 77956667237     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1000500911     Document Type: Article

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