In vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activities of essentials oils obtained from Egyptian aromatic plants

Food Control

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1715-1722

  Viuda Martos, M ^a   Mohamady, M A ^b   Fernandez Lopez J ^a   Abd ElRazik, K A ^b   Omer, E A ^b   Perez Alvarez J A ^a   Sendra, E ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Chemical composition; Essential oils

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FOENICULUM VULGARE; LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; NIGELLA SATIVA; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 79957843729     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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