The effects of wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum L.) essential oil components against ochratoxin-producing aspergilli

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 457-462

  Sokolić Mihalak, Darja ^a   Frece, Jadranka ^b   Slavica, Anita ^b   Delaš, Frane ^b   Pavlović, Hrvoje ^c   Markov, Ksenija ^b  

^a Croatian Food Agency   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Aspergillus sp.; Ochratoxin A; Thymol; Total phenols

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; THYMOL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PLANT GROWTH; THYME; THYMUS SERPYLLUM; ASPERGILLUS; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; THYMUS (PLANT);

ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; ASPERGILLUS SP.; FUNGI; THYMUS PRAECOX ARCTICUS; THYMUS SERPYLLUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OCHRATOXINS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; THYMOL; THYMUS PLANT;

EID: 84875799012     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/10004-1254-63-2012-2309     Document Type: Article

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