Antimicrobial activity of species Zingiber officinale Roscoe and Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K. Schum. (Zingiberaceae) - Review

The functionality of nutraceutical foods is attributed to their bioactive compounds. These compounds are widely produced by plants, such as phenolic compounds, which have antioxidant activity and/or antimicrobial activity, acting against damage to macromolecules such as lipids, proteins, and nucleic...

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Main Authors: Andréia Assunção Soares, Ezilda Jacomassi, Rosana da Mata, Karoline Franciani Cardoso Lopes, Jessé Lahos Borges, Ulisses de Pádua Pereira, Ricardo de Melo Germano, Luciana Kazue Otutumi, Lisiane de Almeida Martins, Daniela Dib Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2018-08-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
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Online Access:https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/29971