Chemical composition and in vitro antimicrobial, insecticidal and antioxidant activities of the essential oils of Mentha pulegium L. and Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds growing in Algeria

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 88, Issue , 2016, Pages 96-105

  Brahmi, Fatiha ^a   Abdenour, Adjaoud ^a   Bruno, Marongiu ^b   Silvia, Porcedda ^b   Alessandra, Piras ^b   Danilo, Falconieri ^b,c   Drifa, Yalaoui Guellal ^a   Fahmi, Elsebai Mahmoud ^d   Khodir, Madani ^a   Mohamed, Chibane ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEJAIA   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c Istituto Tecnico M Giua   (Italy)

^d MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOUIRA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant activity; Essential oils; Insecticidal activity; Mentha pulegium L; Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASSAYS; MICROORGANISMS; MONOTERPENES; OILS AND FATS; TOXICITY;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MENTHA PULEGIUM L; MENTHA ROTUNDIFOLIA (L.) HUDS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT; BEETLE; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOPESTICIDE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUMIGANT; HERB; INSECTICIDE; PEST SPECIES; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REPELLENT; TOXICITY;

ALGERIA;

MENTHA PULEGIUM; MENTHA SUAVEOLENS; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84960158892     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.03.002     Document Type: Article

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