Antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of acacia aroma extracts

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 308-313

  Mattana, Claudia M ^a   Satorres, Sara E ^a   Escobar, Franco ^c   Sabini, Carola ^c   Sabini, Liliana ^c   Fusco, María ^b   Alcaráz, Lucía E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

^b Fac de Qca   (Argentina)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acacia aroma; Antibacterial activity; Cytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA AROMA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84865641018     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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