Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of kumquat (Fortunella crassifolia swingle) peel

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 3382-3393

  Wang, Yong Wei ^a   Zeng, Wei Cai ^a   Xu, Pei Yu ^a   Lan, Ya Jia ^a   Zhu, Rui Xue ^a   Zhong, Kai ^a   Huang, Yi Na ^a   Gao, Hong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Chemical composition; Essential oil; Food borne bacteria; Fortunella crassifolia

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; GENTAMICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LATEROSPORUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BEEF; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CITRUS; CITRUS FRUIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FORTUNELLA CRASSIFOLIA; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYDRODISTILLATION; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS BULGARICUS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL LOAD; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FOOD CONTROL; FRUIT; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MEAT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; RUTACEAE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; FORTUNELLA; FORTUNELLA CRASSIFOLIA; FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CATTLE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; FRUIT; FUNGI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MEAT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; RUTACEAE;

EID: 84858966063     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13033382     Document Type: Article

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