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Chemical composition, antifungal and antiproliferative activities of essential oils from Thymus numidicus L.

Ameur Elaissia Chemical, Pharmacological and Galenic Development Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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Eman Elsharkawyb Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia;c Department of Ecophysiology, Desert Research Center, Mathaf El-Mataria, Egypt
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Ridha El Moknid Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences “A”, Laboratory of Botany, Cryptogamy and Plant Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy of Monastir BP, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia;e Department of Silvo-Pastoral Resources, Laboratory of Research in Silvo-Pastoral Resources, Silvo-Pastoral Institute of Tabarka, University of Jendouba, Jendouba, Tunisia;f IRESA, Laboratory of Forest Ecology, INRGREF, Ariana, TunisiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3849-1039
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Haïfa Debbabig Research Unit 13ES63, Applied Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of Sciences of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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Virginia Brighentih Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Simona Nardonii Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Federica Pellatih Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9822-6862
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Saoussen Hammamig Research Unit 13ES63, Applied Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of Sciences of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, TunisiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 5888-5893 | Received 02 Jun 2020, Accepted 11 Jul 2020, Published online: 04 Aug 2020

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