Chemical Examination and Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Essential Oil from Gymnema sylvestre R. Br. Leaves

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 12-19

  Naik, Dattatraya G ^a   Dandge, Chitra N ^a   Rupanar, Shobha V ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

4 ethyl guaiacol; 4 vinyl guaiacol; Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant assays; Essential oil composition; Eugenol; Gymnema sylvestre; Hydroquinone; Palmitic acid; R. Br; Total phenolic content

Indexed keywords

4-ETHYL GUAIACOL; 4-VINYL GUAIACOL; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ASSAYS; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; EUGENOL; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE R. BR; HYDROQUINONE; TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT;

ALCOHOLS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BROMINE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PALMITIC ACID; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS ASPLENII;

EID: 79959216926     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2011.9700451     Document Type: Article

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