Chemical composition of the essential oil of mentha spicata l. from tunisia and its biological activities

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 362-368

  Dhifi, Wissal ^a,b   Jelali, Nahida ^c   Mnif, Wissem ^a,d   Litaiem, Mariem ^a   Hamdi, Naceur ^e  

^a Biotechpole Sidi Thabet   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANOUBA   (Tunisia)

^c CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE BORJ CÉDRIA   (Tunisia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MONOTERPENE HYDROCARBONS; PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ARID REGIONS; BIOACTIVITY; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRAGRANCES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MONOTERPENES; OILS AND FATS; OXYGEN; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LAMIACEAE; MENTHA SPICATA;

EID: 84878637155     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: 17454514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.2012.00656.x     Document Type: Article

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