Phytochemical analysis and anticancer activity of essential oil from Myristica fragrans

International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Review and Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 188-198

  Mary Helen, P A ^a   Vargheese, Tina Ann ^a   Jeeja Kumari, J J ^a   Abiramy, M R ^a   Sajina, N ^a   Jaya Sree, S ^a  

^a MALANKARA CATHOLIC COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Antimicrobial screening; GC MS analysis; Histochemistry; Larvicide; Myristica fragrans

Indexed keywords

3 CARENE; ALPHA FELLANDRENE; ALPHA TERPINOLENE; ALPHA THUJEN; BETA MYRCEN; BETA PINENE; CAMPHENE; ELERMICIN; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; MYRISTICIN; NUTMEG OIL; OCIMENE; P CYMENE; P MENT 1 EN 4 OL; P MENT 2 EN OL; PINENE; SAFROLE; TERPINENE; TERPINEOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS PLANTARUM; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUTMEG; PHLOEM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEUS VULGARIS; RHIZOMUCOR; RHIZOMUCOR MIEHEI; SKIN CANCER;

EID: 84871755714     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0976822X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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