Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of essential oils from citrus spp

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-31

  Frassinetti, S ^a   Caltavuturo, L ^a   Cini, M ^a   Croce Della, C M ^a   Maserti, B E ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antioxidant activity; Citrus aurantium; Citrus limon; Citrus reticulata; Citrus sinensis; Essential oil composition; Rutaceae

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CITRUS AURANTIUM; CITRUS LIMON; CITRUS RETICULATA; CITRUS SINENSIS; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; RUTACEAE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; FREE RADICALS; FRUITS; HARDWOODS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ESSENTIAL OILS;

CITRUS; CITRUS AURANTIUM; CITRUS LIMON; CITRUS RETICULATA; CITRUS SINENSIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; RUTACEAE; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CITRI;

EID: 79951836219     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2011.9700427     Document Type: Article

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