In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of rosmarinus officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) essential oil cultivated from South-West Tunisia

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 34-39

  Chobba, Ines Ben ^a   Bekir, Ahmed ^a   Mansour, Riadh Ben ^b   Drira, Noureddine ^a   Gharsallah, Néji ^a   Kadri, Adel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b Université de Sfax   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

activities; Antibacterial activities; Antifungal activities; Cytotoxic activities; Essential oil; HeLa cell lines.; Rosmarinus officinalis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876043138     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2012.21107     Document Type: Article

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