An Update on Bioactive Potential of a Monoterpene Aldehyde Citral:

Journal of Biologically Active Products from Nature

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 186-199

  Ganjewala, Deepak ^a   Gupta, Ashish Kumar ^a   Muhury, Ritam ^a  

^a AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antiinflammatory; Antimicrobial; Antiprotozoan; Chemopreventive; Citral; Cymbopogon; Lemongrass

Indexed keywords

EID: 85030267079     PISSN: 22311866     EISSN: 22311874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/22311866.2012.10719126     Document Type: Article

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