Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils from Cinnamodendron dinisii Schwacke and Siparuna guianensis Aublet

• Main Authors: Milene Aparecida Andrade (Author), Maria das Graças Cardoso (Author), Juliana de Andrade (Author), Lucilene Fernandes Silva (Author), Maria Luisa Teixeira (Author), Juliana Maria Valério Resende (Author), Ana Cristina da Silva Figueiredo (Author), José Gonçalves Barroso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objectives of this study were to chemically characterize and evaluate the antioxidant activity of essential oils Cinnamodendron dinisii Schwacke (pepper) and Siparuna guianensis Aublet (negramina). The essential oil was isolated by hydrodistillation using a Clevenger modified apparatus, and the...