Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of 7-Hydroxy-calamenene-Rich Essential Oils from Croton cajucara Benth.

Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of 7-Hydroxy-calamenene-Rich Essential Oils from Croton cajucara Benth.

Croton cajucara is a shrub native to the Amazon region locally known as “sacaca”. Two morphotypes are known: white and red “sacaca”. The essential oils (EO) obtained by hydrodistillation from leaves of the red morphotype were, in general, rich...

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Main Authors: Celuta S. Alviano, Galba M. Campos-Takaki, Humberto R. Bizzo, Rafael S. Duarte, Francisco C. M. Chaves, Catia A. Almeida, Mariana M. B. Azevedo, Daniela S. Alviano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-01-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
Croton cajucara
7-hydroxycalamenene
essential oils
antimicrobial activity
antioxidant activity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/1/1128

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