Mineral content, essential oil components and biological activity of two mentha species (M. piperita L., M. spicata L.)

Turkish Journal of Field Crops

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-153

  Kizil, Süleyman ^a   Haşimi, Nesrin ^b   Tolan, Veysel ^a   Kilinç, Ersin ^a   Yüksel, Uyan ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BATMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Carvon; Essential oil; M. spicata; Mentha piperita; Menthol

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MENTHA; MENTHA SPICATA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 79551528828     PISSN: 13011111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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