Antifungal activity of thymus vulgaris l. essential oil and its constituent phytochemicals against rhizopus oryzae: Interaction with ergosterol

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 14418-14433

  De Lira Mota, Kelly Samara ^a   De Oliveira Pereira, Fillipe ^b   De Oliveira, Wylly Araújo ^b   Lima, Igara Oiveira ^a   De Oliveira Lima, Edeltrudes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Essential oils; Rhizopus oryzae; Thymol; Thymus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

4-CYMENE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ERGOSTEROL; ESSENTIAL OIL; PARA CYMENE; TERPENE; THYMOL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; RHIZOPUS; THYMUS (PLANT);

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ERGOSTEROL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; RHIZOPUS; THYMOL; THYMUS PLANT;

EID: 84871585992     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules171214418     Document Type: Article

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