Evaluation of the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Mentha pulegium, Juniperus phoenicea, and Cyperus longus essential oils from Morocco

Food Research International

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 313-319

  Ait Ouazzou, Abdenour ^a   Lorán, Susana ^a   Arakrak, Abdelhay ^b   Laglaoui, Amin ^b   Rota, Carmen ^a   Herrera, Antonio ^a   Pagán, Rafael ^a   Conchello, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Chemical composition; Cyperus longus; Essential oils; Juniperus phoenicea; Mentha pulegium

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYPERUS LONGUS; JUNIPERUS PHOENICEA; MENTHA PULEGIUM;

BACTERICIDES; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; MICROORGANISMS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYPERUS; CYPERUS LONGUS; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS PHOENICEA; MENTHA PULEGIUM;

EID: 84855543666     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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