Composition, antifungal activity and main fungitoxic components of the essential oil of mentha piperita L.

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-36

  Freire, Marcelo Moreira ^a   Jham, Gulab Newandram ^a   Dhingra, Onkar Dev ^a   Jardim, Carolina Marangon ^a   Barcelos, Rosimeire Coura ^b   Valente, Vânia Maria Moreira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS GLAUCUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM MUSAE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM INCARNATUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; MENTHA X PIPERITA;

EID: 84856507926     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: 17454565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2011.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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