Antibacterial activity and chemical composition of essential oils of ten aromatic plants against selected bacteria

International Journal of Drug Development and Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 342-351

  Bharti, Pooja ^a   Bai, Sheema ^a   Seasotiya, Leena ^a   Malik, Anupma ^a   Dalal, Sunita ^a  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Aromatic; Essential oils; GCMS

Indexed keywords

1 CYCLOOCTYNE; 1,8 NONADIYNE; 2 NONYNOIC ACID; 2 PROPYNYLCYCLOPENTANE; 4 METHYL 3 METHYLENE; 6 METHYL 3 HEPTYNE; ACETONE; ALPHA LIMONENE; ALPHA PHELLANDRENE; ARTEMESIATRIENE; BETA CYMENE; BETA PINENE; BROMOTRICHLOROMETHANE; CINEOLE; CYMENE; DIMETHYLSUCCINATE; DURENOL; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUCALYPTUS OIL; LINALOOL; MYRCENE; NITROPENTANE; PINENE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINENE; TERPINEOL; THYME OIL; THYMOL; TRICHLOROMETHANE 1,4 HEXADIENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CINNAMOMUM CECIDODAPHNE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORIANDER; CYPERUS SCARIOSUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULES; FENNEL; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSII; NONHUMAN; OLEA EUROPEA; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; THYME; ZANTHOXYLUM RHETSA;

EID: 84874337536     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09759344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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