Volatiles from the Rare Australian Desert Plant Prostanthera centralis B.J.Conn (Lamiaceae): Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity

Agriculture (Switzerland)

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 308-316

  Collins, Timothy L ^a   Jones, Graham L ^a   Sadgrove, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Chemical composition; Essential oils; Prostanthera centralis; Prostantherol

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018402650     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture4040308     Document Type: Article

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