Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Essential Oils

• Other Authors: Napoli, Edoardo Marco (Editor), Di Vito, Maura (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; extracellular polymeric substance matrix; cellulose synthesis; enzyme inhibition; essential oils; Boswellia sacra; frankincense essential oil; GC/MS analysis; antimicrobial activity; Staphylococcus aureus; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Propionibacterium acnes; Candida albicans; Malassezia furfur; lamb; carvacrol; monensin; meat tenderness; TBARS; essential oil; genetic; RAPD; thyme; Thymus quinquecostatus; Thymus vulgaris; Penicillium rubens; growth inhibition; RNA microarray; gene expression; metabolic pathway analysis; Ferula; GC; chemometrics; antioxidant activity; Acinetobacter baumannii; MDR; biofilm; antimicrobial; Pimenta; Myrtaceae; wound infection; eugenol; 1,8-cineole; GC/MS; Salmonella; Origanum vulgare; ciprofloxacin; poultry farms; pig farms; Staphylococcus spp.; human semen; antimicrobial resistance; rosewood; linalool; marine bacteria; ABTS; Trypanosoma cruzi; cytotoxicity; nitrite; nitric oxide; antifungal activity; nanoencapsulation; poly(ε-caprolactone); Thymus capitatus; Satureja montana; Lavandula angustifolia; Lavandula intermedia; Origanum hirtum; Monarda didyma; Monarda fistulosa; Alternaria alternata; cucurbits; Cymbopogon citratus; GC-MS; Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum; n/a
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Essential oils extracted by the distillation or hydrodistillation of aromatic plants are a complex mixture of volatile compounds with several biological activities. Their efficacy as antimicrobial agents is related to the activity of several natural compounds belonging to different chemical families...