Antibacterial activity and mechanism of action of Monarda punctata essential oil and its main components against common bacterial pathogens in respiratory tract

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 7389-7398

  Li, Hong ^a   Yang, Tian ^a   Li, Fei Yan ^a   Yao, Yan ^a   Sun, Zhong Min ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Essential oil; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Monarda punctata; P cymene; Streptococcus pyogenes; Thymol

Indexed keywords

4-CYMENE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARVACROL; CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; ESSENTIAL OIL; LIMONENE; TERPENE; THYMOL;

CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MONARDA; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CYCLOHEXENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MONARDA; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TERPENES; THYMOL;

EID: 84920181006     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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