Journal of Essential Oil Research · 1990 · 27 citations · 1 references
Life SciencesBotanyPlant SciencesEthnobotanyMycologyPlant BiochemistryAntifungal AgentsEssential Oil PlantsFungal Secondary MetabolitesOral CandidiasisCandida Albicans InfectionEssential Oil AnalysisNatural Antifungal Compounds
ABSTRACT Capillary GC of the essential oil of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. showed a high content of citral (64.6% = 28.2% neral and 36.4% geranial). The oil was found to possess strong antifungal activity against Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. interdigitale and Candida albicans.
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Essential Oils From Brazilian Verbenaceae. Genus Lippia
A. A. Craveiro, J. W. Alencar, F. J. A. Matos et al. · Journal of Natural Products · 1981 · 68 citations