Chemical Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils of Mint (Mentha spicata L.) and Surinam Cherry (Eugenia uniflora L.)

Chemical Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils of Mint (Mentha spicata L.) and Surinam Cherry (Eugenia uniflora L.)

Essential Oils (EOs) of plants are commonly commercially produced for their scents. However, they have also aroused great interest due to their functional properties as antimicrobial substances. The aim of this work was to characterise the chemical composition and evaluate the antimicrobial activity...

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Main Authors: Lidaiane M. S. dos Santos Franciscato, Milene Ribeiro da Silva, Filipe Andrich, Otávio Akira Sakai, Júlio Toshimi Doyama, Ary Fernandes Júnior, Cristiane Mengue Feniman Moritz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul 2018-09-01
Series:Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry
Subjects:
essential oils
antimicrobial
aromatic plants
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufms.br/index.php/orbital/article/view/16050

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