Chemical composition and antifungal activity of Matricaria recutita flower essential oil against medically important dermatophytes and soil-borne pathogens

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 308-315

  Jamalian, A ^a,b   Shams Ghahfarokhi, M ^c   Jaimand, K ^d   Pashootan, N ^a   Amani, A ^a   Razzaghi Abyaneh, M ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Aspergillus; Dermatophytes; Essential oil; Foeniculum vulgare; Fusarium; Hypericum sp.; Matricaria recutita; Trichoderma

Indexed keywords

4 CYMENENE; ALPHA BISABOLOL OXIDE A; ALPHA PHELLANDERENE; BETA FARNESOL; BISABOLOL; CHAMAZULENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FARNESOL; ISOMENTHYL ACETATE; ISOPROPYL HEXADECANOATE; KETOCONAZOLE; MATRICARIA RECUTITA EXTRACT; OCIMENE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SPATHULENOL; TERPINENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DERMATOPHYTE; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; DRUG DETERMINATION; FLOWER; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYDRODISTILLATION; HYPOCREA LIXII; MATRICARIA; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NONHUMAN; SAPROTROPH; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; AZULENES; DISTILLATION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FARNESOL; FLOWERS; FOENICULUM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYPERICUM; MATRICARIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSPORUM; OILS, VOLATILE; PALMITATES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FOENICULUM VULGARE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HYPERICUM; HYPOCREA LIXII; MATRICARIA RECUTITA; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 84870495963     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: 17730449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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