Chemical composition, antioxidant, antimicrobial and antispasmodic activities of the essential oil of juniperus excelsa subsp. excelsa

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 476-483

  Atas, Ahmet Duran ^a   Goze, Ismihan ^a   Alim, Ahmet ^a   Cetinus, Senay Akkus ^a   Durmus, Nedim ^a   Vural, Nilufer ^b   Cakmak, Osman ^c  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Antispasmodic; Essential oil; Juniperus excelsa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869399648     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2012.10644075     Document Type: Article

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