Composition and antifungal activity of essential oils from Piper aduncum, Piper arboreum and Piper tuberculatum

Composition and antifungal activity of essential oils from Piper aduncum, Piper arboreum and Piper tuberculatum

The composition of essential oils from leaves, stems and fruits of Piper aduncum, P. arboreum and P. tuberculatum was examined by means of GC-MS and antifungal assay. There was a predominance of monoterpenes in P. aduncum and P. tuberculatum and of sesquiterpenes in P. arboreum. P. aduncum showed th...

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Main Authors: Hosana M. Debonsi Navickiene, Andréia de A. Morandim, Alberto C. Alécio, Luís O. Regasini, Debora Cristina B. Bergamo, Marcelo Telascrea, Alberto J. Cavalheiro, Márcia N. Lopes, Vanderlan da S. Bolzani, Maysa Furlan, Márcia O. M. Marques, Maria C. M. Young, Massuo J. Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2006-06-01
Series:Química Nova
Subjects:
Piper
essential oil composition
antifungal activity
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