Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of essential oil of Thymus algeriensis wild-growing in Libya

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 504-511

  Giweli, Abdulhmid A ^a   Džamić, Ana M ^b   Soković, Marina D ^b   Ristić, Mihailo S ^c   Marin, Petar D ^b  

^a University of Al Gabel Al Garbe   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c Institute for Medicinal Plant Research Dr Josif Pan i   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antioxidant activity; Essential oil; Thymus algeriensis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874681468     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-013-0150-0     Document Type: Article

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