Synergistic antimicrobial activity of galangal (Alpinia galanga), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) and lemon iron bark (Eucalyptus staigerana) extracts

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 461-468

  Weerakkody, Nimsha S ^a   Caffin, Nola ^a   Lambert, Lynette K ^a   Turner, Mark S ^a   Dykes, Gary A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; GC MS; Herbs; Spices; Synergistic

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALPINIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; EUCALYPTUS; FUNGUS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; ROSEMARY;

ALPINIA; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG SYNERGISM; EUCALYPTUS; FUNGI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANT EXTRACTS; ROSMARINUS;

ALPINIA; ALPINIA GALANGA; CITRUS LIMON; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DRYOBALANOPS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUCALYPTUS; KAEMPFERIA GALANGA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78651112958     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4206     Document Type: Article

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