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Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Canarium schweinfurthii Engl. Essential oil from Centrafrican Republic
Get PDFThe antioxidant activity of the essential oil was investigated using 2,2-diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay and the -carotene bleaching test. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) wasemployed as a positive control. The essential oil showed antioxidant and DPPH radical scavenging activities, and it displayed the inhibition of lipid peroxidation. The antibacterial and antifungal activities of the essential oil of Canarium schweinfurthii from Centrafrican Republic were also evaluated against twelve strains of bacteria and three strains of fungi using agar diffusion and broth microdilution methods. The essential oil showed antimicrobial activity against almost the strains studied. The resultssuggest that C. schweinfurthii essential oil could be a natural antimicrobial and antioxidant agent
Synthesis and Characterization of PVA/Starch Hydrogel Membranes Incorporating Essential Oils Aimed to be Used in Wound Dressing Applications
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Control of nectarine fruits postharvest fungal rots caused by Botrytis Cinerea and Rhizopus Stolonifer via some essential oils
No full textLinalool, citral, eugenol and thymol: control of planktonic and sessile cells of Shigella flexneri
No full textInsecticidal properties and chemical composition of Piper aduncum L., Lippia sidoides Cham. and Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi essential oils against Plutella xylostella L.
No full textThe control of Botrytis fruit rot in strawberry using combined treatments of Chitosan with Zataria multiflora or Cinnamomum zeylanicum essential oil
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