Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of Mentha piperita L.

Arabian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 322-328

  Singh, Rajinder ^a   Shushni, Muftah A M ^a   Belkheir, Asma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Mentha piperita L.; MICs; Peppermint oil

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; ESSENTIAL OILS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIBACTERIAL; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; MENTHA PIPERITA; MICS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PEPPERMINT OIL;

ANTIOXIDANTS;

EID: 84927967477     PISSN: 18785352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2011.01.019     Document Type: Article

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