Constituents of essential oils of apium graveolens l., allium cepa l., and voacanga africana staph. from Nigeria

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 126-132

  Ehiabhi, O S ^a   Edet, U U ^a   Walker, T M ^b   Schmidt, J M ^b   Setzer, W N ^b   Ogunwande, I A ^c   Essien, E ^a   Ekundayo, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b University of Alabama in Huntsville   (United States)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allium cepa L; Apium graveolens L; Diallyl trisulphide; Essential oil; Limonene; Precocene I; Voacanga Africana Staph; selinene

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959404274     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2006.10643483     Document Type: Article

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