Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical analysis of crude extracts and essential oils from medicinal plants

Natural Product Research

Volumn 26, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1510-1514

  Silva, N C C ^a   Barbosa, L ^a   Seito, L N ^a   Fernandes Junior, A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

antibacterial activity; essential oils; medicinal plants; minimal inhibitory concentration; phytochemical analysis; plant crude extracts

Indexed keywords

BACCHARIS DRACUNCULIFOLIA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUGENIA UNIFLORA EXTRACT; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA POLYANTHES EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACCHARIS DRACUNCULIFOLIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERNONIA; VERNONIA POLYANTHES;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ASTERACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84865190553     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2011.564582     Document Type: Article

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