Chemical analysis and antimicrobial activities of the essential oils of Satureja Thymbra L. and Thymbra Spicata L. and their main components

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 457-464

  Marković, Tatjana ^a   Chatzopoulou, Paschalina ^b   Siljegović, Jovana ^c   Nikolic M ^c   Glamočlija, Jasmina ^c   Ćirić, Ana ^c   Soković, Marina ^c  

^a Institute for Medicinal Plant Research Dr Josif Pan i   (Serbia)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Carvacrol; Essential oil; Satureja thymbra; Thymbra spicata; Thymol

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961187473     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1102457M     Document Type: Article

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