NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2011, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (2): 384-391.

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Advances in Bacteriostatic Activity of Plant Essential Oil

HU Lin-feng*, XU Ming-lu, ZHU Hong-xia   

  1. School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
  • Received:2009-10-22 Online:2011-04-25 Published:2011-10-14

Abstract:

In this paper,advances on bacteriostatic activity and active ingredients of plant essential oil were summarized,which included 31 plant essential oils and 13 active ingredients. In addition,bacteriostatic mechanisms of essential oil and active ingredients were analysed.

Key words: plant essential oil, chemical ingredient, bacteriostatic activity, action mechanism