Antimicrobial activity, cytotoxicity and intracellular growth inhibition of Portuguese Thymus essential oils

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1012-1024

  Dandlen, Susana A ^a   Lima, A Sofia ^b   Mendes, Marta D ^b   Miguel, M Graça ^a,b   Faleiro, M Leonor ^a   Sousa, M João ^c   Pedro, Luís G ^b   Barroso, José G ^b   Figueiredo, A Cristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia Lisboa   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anti helicobacter; Antimicrobial activity; Carvacrol; Cytotoxicity; Essential oil; Thyme

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CARVACROL; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ESSENTIAL OIL; THYME OIL; THYMUS CAESPITITIUS EXTRACT; THYMUS CAMPHORATUS EXTRACT; THYMUS CAPITELLATUS EXTRACT; THYMUS ZYGIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THYME; THYMUS CAESPITITIUS; THYMUS CAMPHORATUS; THYMUS CAPITELLATUS; THYMUS CARNOSUS; THYMUS ZYGIS;

EID: 80054873203     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000155     Document Type: Article

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