ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OILS OF BRAZILIAN PLANTS

被引:80
作者
LEMOS, TLG [1 ]
MATOS, FJA [1 ]
ALENCAR, JW [1 ]
CRAVEIRO, AA [1 ]
CLARK, AM [1 ]
MCCHESNEY, JD [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MISSISSIPPI,DEPT PHARMACOGNOSY,UNIVERSITY,MS 38677
关键词
antimicrobial activity; Brazilian plants; essential oils; Lippia sidoides; thymol;
D O I
10.1002/ptr.2650040210
中图分类号
R914 [药物化学];
学科分类号
100701 ;
摘要
Among ten essential oils submitted to antimicrobial evaluation, the oil from Lippia sidoides exhibited the highest and broadest activity against fungi and bacteria. Lippia oil was active against all test bacteria, including moderate activity against the Gram‐negative bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli, and all test fungi, including yeasts, a dermatophyte, and filamentous fungi. Copyright © 1990 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页码:82 / 84
页数:3
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