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Chemistry and Biological Activities of Essential Oils from Melaleuca L. Species

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Essential oils from species Melaleuca genus, especially M. alternifolia (Maiden & Betche) Cheel, have been widely used worldwide in various industries.Th is review is a contribution to Melaleuca knowledge and describes fi ve important essential oil-producing species and two subspecies of Melaleuca in terms of their essential oil chemical composition, medicinal applications, and leaf morphoanatomy.Some relationships between essential oil composition of these species and important biological activities are presented.Useful parameters for the certifi cation of the essential oils are also highlighted.

Source: Hrčak Portal of scientific journals of Croatia (University Computing Centre)

Authors: Luiz C. A. Barbosa, Cleber José Silva, Róbson Ricardo Teixeira, Renata Maria Strozi Alves Meira, Antônio Lelis Pinheiro

Institutions: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Federal University of São João del-Rei

Language: English

Topic: Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Subfield: Food Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais

OpenAlex ID: W2129518829

FWCI: 1.921

Cites: 100

Cited by: 33

Related to: 10