Ocotea nutans (Nees) Mez (Lauraceae): chemical composition, antioxidant capacity and biological properties of essential oil

• Main Authors: Fernando Cesar Martins Betim (Author), Camila Freitas de Oliveira (Author), Angela Maria de Souza (Author), Ellis Marina Szabo (Author), Sandra Maria Warumby Zanin (Author), Obdulio Gomes Miguel (Author), Marilis Dallarmi Miguel (Author), Josiane de Fátima Gaspari Dias (Author)
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• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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The present study was undertaken to assess the potential uses of the essential oil obtained from Ocotea nutans (Nees) Mez. The hydrodistilled essential oil from O. nutans leaves was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Fifty-eight compounds representing 87,29% of the total leaf essentia...