Cytotoxic and antimycotic activities of essential oil of artemisia turanica krasch from Iran

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 196-203

  Behravan, Javad ^a,b   Ramezani, Mohammad ^a,b   Hassanzadeh, M K ^c   Eliaspour, Nasim ^b   Sabeti, Zahra ^b  

^a Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research Centers   (Ireland)

^b Department of Pharmacognosy and Biotechnology ^*  (Iran)

^c MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artemisia turanica; Chemical composition; Cytotoxic and antimycotic activities; Essential oil

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011980195     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2006.10643492     Document Type: Article

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