Phytochemical analysis and In Vitro antimicrobial and free-radical- scavenging activities of the essential oils from Euryops arabicus and Laggera decurrens

Molecules

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 5149-5158

  Mothana, Ramzi A ^a,b   Alsaid, Mansour S ^a   Al Musayeib, Nawal M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Essential oils; Euryops arabicus; Laggera decurrens; Yemen

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; SCAVENGER;

ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; PLANT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ASTERACEAE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL;

EID: 79959579786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules16065149     Document Type: Article

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