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Plant extracts: isolation, characterization and nanoencapsulation

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: [Excerpt] Essential oils are volatile, natural, complex mixtures characterized by a strong odour and are formed by aromatic plants as secondary metabolites. Known for their antiseptic, i.e. bactericidal, virucidal and fungicidal, medicinal properties and their fragrance, they are used in embalmment, preservation of foods and as antimicrobial, analgesic, sedative, anti-inflammatory, spasmolytic and locally anesthetic remedies [1]. [...]

Source: Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT)

Authors: Ana R. L. Araújo, Elisabete M. S. Castanheira, A. Gil Fortes, M. Sameiro T. Gonçalves

Language: English

Topic: Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Subfield: Food Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2963102411

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