Essential Oils’ Chemical Characterization and Investigation of Some Biological Activities: A Critical Review

This review covers literature data summarizing, on one hand, the chemistry of essential oils and, on the other hand, their most important activities. Essential oils, which are complex mixtures of volatile compounds particularly abundant in aromatic plants, are mainly composed of terpenes biogenerate...

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Main Authors: Wissal Dhifi, Sana Bellili, Sabrine Jazi, Nada Bahloul, Wissem Mnif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:Medicines
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6320/3/4/25