Assessment of Anticancer Properties of Essential Oils from sand dunes of Peniche (Portugal)
<b>1. Introduction</b> An essential oil (EO), also defined as essence, volatile oil, etheric oil or aetheroleum, is a complex mixture of volatile constituents biosynthesised by aromatic plants. These compounds are mainly monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and phenylpropanoids. EOs can be syn...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-05-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fmars.2014.02.00011/full |