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1 online resource |
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Chemistry research and applications |
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Chemistry research and applications series.
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ESSENTIAL OILS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MEDICINAL USES AND BENEFITS ; ESSENTIAL OILS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MEDICINAL USES AND BENEFITS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 ESSENTIAL OILS: PROPERTIES, APPLICATIONS, EXTRACTION METHODS, AND PERSPECTIVES ; Abstract; Introduction; References; Chapter 2 PHENOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE BIOSYNTHESIS AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE ESSENTIAL OILS ; Abstract; Introduction; Sources of Variability; Ecological Role of Volatile Organic Compounds |
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Phenological Changes in the Biosynthesis of Essential OilsSecretory Structures; The Importance of the Plant Organ Used for the Distillation; The Role of Stress; Genetic vs Environmental Modulation of the Essential Oil Production; The Importance of the Plant Age; Phenological Changes in the Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils; Implications of the Variability on the Product Final Quality; Genetic Control of the Essential Oil Composition; Different Organs and Essential Oil Composition; Plant Aging vs Composition; Conclusion; References |
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Chapter 3 EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES AND PHARMACOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF ESSENTIAL OILS FROM MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS OF MAURITIUSAbstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Methods of Extraction; 2.1. Supercritical Fluid Extraction Method; 2.2. Short-Path Molecular Distillation; 2.3. Microwave Assisted Extraction; 2.3.1. In Situ Microwave-Generated Hydrodistillation; 2.3.2. Microwave Steam Diffusion; 2.4. Ultrasound Assisted Extraction; 3. Characterization; 3.1. Fast Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; 3.2. Gas Chromatography Coupled to Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
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3.3. Gas Chromatography Coupled with Multivariate Curve Resolution4. Isolation; 5. Reported Uses of EOs from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Mauritius; 6. Biological Properties of EOs; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 EVALUATION OF ESSENTIAL OIL OF OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM L. FOR ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY AND POTENTIAL TO MODIFY AMINOGLYCOSIDE TOXICITY ; Abstract; Introduction; Methodology; Results and Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF PLINIA JABOTICABA (VELL.) KAUSEL ESSENTIAL OIL; Abstract; 1. Introduction |
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2. Materials and Methods2.1. Plant Material; 2.2. Extraction Procedure; 2.3. Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Composition of the Essential Oil; 2.4. Antibacterial Activity against Cell-Wall Bacteria; Microbiological Material; Determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC); 2.5. Antibacterial Activity against No-Cell-Wall Bacteria (Mollicutes); Microbiological Material; Determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC); 3. Results and Discussion; 3.1. Essential Oil Composition; 3.2. Antibacterial Activity; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
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Essences and essential oils.
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Essences and essential oils -- Therapeutic use.
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Oils, Volatile
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Oils, Volatile -- therapeutic use
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essential oil.
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MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
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Essences and essential oils
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Essences and essential oils -- Therapeutic use
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Peters, Miranda, 1975- editor.
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| LC no. |
2016001085 |
| ISBN |
9781634843676 |
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1634843673 |
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