Fixatives increase the efficacy of gel formulations containing Piper aduncum linnaeus (Piperales: Piperaceae) essential oil as repellenty

Piper aduncum essential oil exhibit repellency activity and has a potential to be use as an alternative for synthetic repellent such as N,N-diethyl-3- methylbenzamide, (DEET). However, the volatility properties of the essential oil decrease their persistence as a topical repellent. Study has shown t...

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Main Authors: Hidayatulfathi Othman (Author), Mamood S. N. H. (Author), Kalaivany M. (Author), Budin S. B. (Author), Ahmad Rohi Ghazali (Author), Zulfakar M. H. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2019.
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