Chemistry, bioactivities, mode of action and industrial applications of essential oils

BS Jugreet, S Suroowan, RRK Rengasamy… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Background Essential oils (EOs) have remained in the limelight of the scientific
community due their versatility coupled with consumers increasing demand for natural, safe …

Menthol: A simple monoterpene with remarkable biological properties

GPP Kamatou, I Vermaak, AM Viljoen, BM Lawrence - Phytochemistry, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Menthol is a cyclic monoterpene alcohol which possesses well-known cooling
characteristics and a residual minty smell of the oil remnants from which it was obtained …

[HTML][HTML] Herbal extracts and phytochemicals: plant secondary metabolites and the enhancement of human brain function

DO Kennedy, EL Wightman - Advances in Nutrition, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Humans consume a wide range of foods, drugs, and dietary supplements that are derived
from plants and which modify the functioning of the central nervous sytem (CNS). The …

[HTML][HTML] Plants of Genus Mentha: From Farm to Food Factory

B Salehi, Z Stojanović-Radić, J Matejić, F Sharopov… - Plants, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Genus Mentha, a member of Lamiaceae family, encompasses a series of species used on
an industrial scale and with a well-described and developed culture process. Extracts of this …

Composition, antioxidant, antimicrobial and enzyme inhibition activities of two Origanum vulgare subspecies (subsp. vulgare and subsp. hirtum) essential oils

C Sarikurkcu, G Zengin, M Oskay, S Uysal… - Industrial Crops and …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Essential oils (EOs) from Origanum vulgare subsp. vulgare (OVV) and O. vulgare
subsp. hirtum (OVH) were evaluated for antioxidant activities (DPPH, ABTS, FRAP …

Antioxidant and enzyme-inhibitory activity of peppermint extracts and essential oils obtained by conventional and emerging extraction techniques

B Pavlić, N Teslić, G Zengin, S Đurović, D Rakić… - Food Chemistry, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Peppermint is widely used medicinal plant with distinguished bioactive potential, therefore,
the aim of present work was to develop novel peppermint extracts with high activity by …

Bornyl acetate: A promising agent in phytomedicine for inflammation and immune modulation

Z Zhao, Y Sun, X Ruan - Phytomedicine, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Background Bornyl acetate (BA), as a bicyclic monoterpene, is an active volatile component
widely found in plants across the globe. BA can be used as essence and food flavor agent …

A pharmacological and phytochemical overview on Satureja

B Tepe, M Cilkiz - Pharmaceutical biology, 2016‏ - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Context: Satureja (Lamiaceae) species are used as flavoring compounds in food,
pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries because of its sweetness and simple cultivation …

[HTML][HTML] Salvia officinalis essential oil: Chemical analysis and evaluation of anti-enzymatic and antioxidant bioactivities

SK El Euch, DB Hassine, S Cazaux, N Bouzouita… - South African Journal of …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Chemical composition of the essential oil (EO) of wild Salvia officinalis leaves collected from
“La Marsa”, in the North of Tunisia was assessed. The oil was isolated by hydrodistillation in …

Chemical composition and in vitro evaluation of antioxidant, antimicrobial, cytotoxicity and anti-acetylcholinesterase properties of Tunisian Origanum majorana L …

H Hajlaoui, H Mighri, M Aouni, N Gharsallah… - Microbial …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
This study investigated the chemical composition and evaluated the antioxidant,
antimicrobial, cytotoxic and anti-acetylcholinesterase properties of Tunisian Origanum …