Chemical composition of the essential oils of variegated pink-fleshed lemon (Citrus x limon L. Burm. f.) and their anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 68 C, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 275-284

  Hamdan, Dalia ^a   Ashour, Mohamed L ^b   Mulyaningsih, Sri ^c   El Shazly, Assem ^a   Wink, Michael ^c  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioactivities; Essential Oil; Pink Lemon

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CITRUS; CITRUS LIMON; GLYCINE MAX; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CAPITIS;

EID: 84884261234     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2013-7-804     Document Type: Article

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