| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 548 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Medicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles ; v. 49 |
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Medicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles ; v. 49.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Composition of the volatile fraction of citrus peel oils / Giovanni Dugo [and others] -- ch. 2. Volatile components in less common citrus species / Estelle Delort, Regula Naef -- ch. 3. Composition of distilled oils / Luis Haro-Guzmǹ -- ch. 4. Concentrated citrus oils / Herta Ziegler -- ch. 5. Composition of petitgrain oils / Giovanni Dugo, Antonella Cotroneo, Ivana Bonaccorsi -- ch. 6. Extracts from the bitter orange flowers (Citrus aurantium L.) : composition and adulteration / Giovanni Dugo, Louis Peyron, Ivana Bonaccorsi -- ch. 7. The chiral compound of citrus oils / Luigi Mondello [and others] -- ch. 8. The oxygen heterocyclic components of citrus essential oils / Paola Dugo, Marina Russo -- ch. 9. Carotenoids of citrus oils / Paola Dugo, Daniele Giuffrida -- ch. 10. Minor components in extracts of citrus fruits / Regula Naef -- ch. 11. Advanced analytical techniques for the analysis of citrus oils / Peter Quinto Tranchida [and others] -- ch. 12. Contaminants in citrus essential oils : state of the art (2000-2009) / Giacomo Dugo, Giuseppa Di Bella, Marcello Saitta -- ch. 13. Biological activities of citrus essential oils / Giuseppe Bisignano, Francesco Cimino, Antonella Saija |
| Summary |
World production of citrus fruits is still growing. At present, about 30 percent of that yield is devoted to industrial production, mostly on those essential oils and juices used in foods, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Covering research reported in the literature over the past ten years, this book presents the most current research available on the analysis, composition, and biological activity of citrus products, as well as concerns with adulteration and contaminants. The research group currently coordinated by the editors at the University of Messina has been investigating citrus essent |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Citrus oils -- Composition
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Citrus oils -- Analysis
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Citrus oils -- Therapeutic use
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- General.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dugo, Giovanni.
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Mondello, Luigi.
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| LC no. |
2010012530 |
| ISBN |
9781439800294 |
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1439800294 |
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