[article]
Titre : |
Bioactivity of essential oils and their volatile aroma components : Review |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Hamdy A.E. Shaaban, Auteur ; Ahmed H. El-Ghorab, Auteur ; Takayuki Shibamoto, Auteur |
Année de publication : |
2012 |
Article en page(s) : |
pp. 203-212 |
Note générale : |
Génie Chimique |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
Antibacteria Antioxidant Aromatherapy Biological activities Essential oil Volatile compounds |
Résumé : |
The bioactivity of essential oils and their flavor and fragrance components have been known since ancient times. Essential oils are a mixture of numerous compounds characterized by an essence of aromatic plants. Currently, approximately 3000 essential oils are known, 300 of which are commercially important, in particular for the pharmaceutical, food, household and cosmetic industries. Essential oils have been known to have various bioactivities including antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antimutagenic, anticarcinogenic, and antioxidant as well as other miscellaneous activities. Consequently, studies on the biological activities of essential oils have become increasingly important in the search for natural and safe alternative medicines in recent years. This review discusses various biological activities of essential oils and their components that have been reported in scientific references. |
ISSN : |
1041-2905 |
En ligne : |
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10412905.2012.659528 |
in The journal of essential oil research > Vol. 24 N° 2 (Avril 2012) . - pp. 203-212
[article] Bioactivity of essential oils and their volatile aroma components : Review [texte imprimé] / Hamdy A.E. Shaaban, Auteur ; Ahmed H. El-Ghorab, Auteur ; Takayuki Shibamoto, Auteur . - 2012 . - pp. 203-212. Génie Chimique Langues : Anglais ( eng) in The journal of essential oil research > Vol. 24 N° 2 (Avril 2012) . - pp. 203-212
Mots-clés : |
Antibacteria Antioxidant Aromatherapy Biological activities Essential oil Volatile compounds |
Résumé : |
The bioactivity of essential oils and their flavor and fragrance components have been known since ancient times. Essential oils are a mixture of numerous compounds characterized by an essence of aromatic plants. Currently, approximately 3000 essential oils are known, 300 of which are commercially important, in particular for the pharmaceutical, food, household and cosmetic industries. Essential oils have been known to have various bioactivities including antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antimutagenic, anticarcinogenic, and antioxidant as well as other miscellaneous activities. Consequently, studies on the biological activities of essential oils have become increasingly important in the search for natural and safe alternative medicines in recent years. This review discusses various biological activities of essential oils and their components that have been reported in scientific references. |
ISSN : |
1041-2905 |
En ligne : |
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10412905.2012.659528 |
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