| Literature DB >> 10404547 |
G Flamini1, P L Cioni, R Puleio, I Morelli, L Panizzi.
Abstract
The chemical composition of the essential oil of Calamintha nepeta and its antimicrobial activity against Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella veneziana, S. paratyphi B. S. typhimurium, Fusarium moniliforme, Botrytis cinerea, Aspergillus niger and Pyricularia oryzae have been studied. Moreover the main constituents of the oil (limonene, menthone, pulegone, menthol) have been tested against the same microorganisms. Only pulegone showed antimicrobial activity, particularly against all the Salmonella species.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10404547 DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199906)13:4<349::AID-PTR446>3.0.CO;2-Z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phytother Res ISSN: 0951-418X Impact factor: 5.878