Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Essential Oils

Lipids and Essential Oils as Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 255-306

  Hammer, Katherine A ^a   Carson, Christine F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial and antifungal activities of essential oils; Clinical efficacy of essential oils and components; Factors influencing activity microorganism related factors; Ketones, commonly encountered ketone essential oil components menthone, carvone, pulegone and piperitone; Mechanisms of action membrane and membrane related actions; Methods, for quantifying antimicrobial activity; Other antimicrobial effects toxins, enzymes and virulence factors; Synergy between essential oils or with other compounds; Toxicity of essential oils 'natural', essential oils, far from nontoxic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886170627     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470976623.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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