Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil and solvent extracts of torch ginger inflorescence (Etlingera elatior Jack.)

International Journal of Food Properties

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1200-1210

  Wijekoon, M M Jeevani Osadee ^a   Bhat, Rajeev ^a   Karim, Alias A ^a   Fazilah, A ^a  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil; Ethanolic and water extracts; Etlingera elatior; GC MS analysis; Torch ginger

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ETLINGERA ELATIOR; GC-MS ANALYSIS; TORCH GINGER; WATER EXTRACTS;

BACTERIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; FOOD ADDITIVES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; OILS AND FATS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; VEGETATION;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ETLINGERA ELATIOR; FUNGI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 84878297427     PISSN: 10942912     EISSN: 15322386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2011.579674     Document Type: Article

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