Chemical composition and biological activity of essential oils of origanum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare L. under different growth conditions

Molecules

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 14948-14960

  De Falco, Enrica ^a   Mancini, Emilia ^a   Roscigno, Graziana ^a   Mignola, Enrico ^b   Taglialatela Scafati, Orazio ^b   Senatore, Felice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil composition; Origanum vulgare subsp. vulgare; Plant distribution

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; ORIGANUM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OILS, VOLATILE; ORIGANUM; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84890940613     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules181214948     Document Type: Article

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