Antimicrobial activity of some promising plant oils, molecules and formulations

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 714-717

  Singh, Dwijendra ^a   Kumar, T R S ^a,b   Gupta, Vivek K ^a,c   Chaturvedi, Pushplata ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Sardar Bhagwan Singh Post Gratudate Institute of Biomedical Sciences & Research   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Essential oil; Geraniol; Plant product

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GERANIOL; TERPENE; TERPINENOL 4; TERPINENOL-4; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS; GERANIUM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; FUNGI; GERANIUM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT OILS; TERPENES;

EID: 84867829263     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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