| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 549 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Medicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles ; v. 51 |
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Medicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles ; v. 51.
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| Contents |
Chapter 1. Origin, history, diffusion / Angelo Di Giacomo and Giovanni Dugo -- chapter 2. Citrus x bergamia Risso & Poiteau : botanical classification, morphology, and anatomy / Antonio Rapisarda and Maria Paola German ̣ -- chapter 3. Cultural practices / Florin Gazea -- chapter 4. Bergamot diseases / Giovanni Enrico Agosteo, Santa Olga Cacciola, Pasquale Cavallaro, Gaetano Magnano di San Lio, and Mariateresa Russo -- chapter 5. Bergamot in the Calabrian economy and the role of Consorzio del Bergamotto / Francesco Crispo -- chapter 6. Transformation industry / Angelo Di Giacomo and Vilfredo Raymo -- chapter 7. Current day chromatography-based strategies and possibilities in Bergamot essential oil analysis / Peter Quinto Tranchida, Paola Dugo, Luigi Mondello, and Giovanni Dugo -- chapter 8. The composition of the volatile fraction of peel oils / Giovanni Dugo, Antonella Cotroneo, Ivana Bonaccorsi, and Maria Restuccia -- chapter 9. Composition of leaf oils / Giovanni Dugo and Ivana Bonaccorsi -- chapter 10. Bergamot peel and leaf extracts by supercritical fluids : technology and composition / Mariateresa Russo and Rosa Di Sanzo -- chapter 11. Enantiomeric distribution of volatile components in Bergamot peel oils and petitgrain / Luigi Mondello, Danilo Sciarrone, Carla Ragonese, and Giovanni Dugo -- chapter 12. The oxygen heterocyclic compounds / Paola Dugo, Marina Russo, Germana Torre, and Giovanni Dugo -- chapter 13. Adulteration of Bergamot oil / Ivana Bonaccorsi, Luisa Schipilliti, and Giovanni Dugo -- chapter 14. The composition of Bergamot juice / Giovanni Dugo and Alessandra Trozzi -- chapter 15. HMG-Flavonoids in Bergamot fruits : identification and assay of natural statins by recently developed mass spectrometric methods / Naim Malaj, Giselda Gallucci, Elvira Romano, and Giovanni Sindona -- chapter 16. Limonoids of Bergamot : occurrence and biological properties / Roberto Romeo and Maria Assunta Chiacchio -- chapter 17. Chemical contamination of Bergamot essential oils / Giacomo Dugo, Giuseppa Di Bella, and Marcello Saitta -- chapter 18. Bergamot and its use in perfumery / Norbert Bijaoui -- chapter 19. Bergamot in foods and beverages / Terence Radford -- chapter 20. Antimicrobial activity of citrus bergamia Risso & Poiteau / Francesco Pizzimenti, Antonia Nostro, and Andreana Marino -- chapter 21. Pharmacological activity of essential oils and juice / Antonella Saija, Giuseppe Bisignano, and Francesco Cimino -- chapter 22. Bergapten (5-MOP) from plants to drugs / Paul Forlot, Frederic Bourgaud, and Paul Pevet -- chapter 23. Uses of juice and by-products / Rosario Lo Curto -- chapter 24. Bergamot oil legislation / David A. Moyler |
| Summary |
This book presents the most current research on all aspects of bergamot and its derivatives, including the history, botany, agro-culture, taxonomy, analytical chemistry, possible contamination, biological properties, and uses. The text provides a fundamental reference for all who are interested in one or more aspects relative to bergamot and its derivatives. Given the wide range of uses for bergamot, from food products to perfume, this book can serve as a reliable, comprehensive reference for scientists as well as a helpful product information resource for business-related interests |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sour orange.
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Bergamot oil.
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NATURE -- Plants -- General.
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Bergamot oil
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Sour orange
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dugo, Giovanni, editor.
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Bonaccorsi, Ivana, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781439862292 |
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143986229X |
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