Composition and antimicrobial properties of essential oils of four Mediterranean Lamiaceae

Plantas utilizadas na medicina popular brasileira com potencial atividade antifúngica

“…Os óleos voláteis da família Lamiaceae, a qual pertence R. officinalis, apresentam grande importância econômica e várias espécies são cultivadas para utilização na indústria de alimentos, cosméticos e, também, para fins medicinais (Simões et al, 2003). O fato de as proteínas de Phytolacca americana e Mirabilis jalapa apresentarem sequências homólogas n.c. Karayannopoulou et al, 1988Kobayashi et al, 1995· Zoubenko et al, 1997Zoubenko et al, 2000· Sha et al, 1999Liu et al, 2000Park et al, 2002Panizzi et al, 1993Larrondo et al, 1995Mangena e Muyima, 1999Daferrera et al, 2000Shin, 2003Cammue et al, 1992Sha et al, 1999Yang et al ,2001Dikshit et al, 1986Gunzidza, 1993 TABELA II -Espécies mais citadas como úteis em sinais e sintomas indicativos de infecções fúngicas. (n.c.)= não consta na literatura consultada e atividades biológicas semelhantes é muito interessante, visto que as famílias Phytolaccaceae e Nyctaginaceae são filogeneticamente relacionadas e ambas pertencem à ordem Caryophyllales (Judd et al, 1999).…”

Chemical constituents and antibacterial activity of the leaf essential oil of Feronia limonia

“…The activity of the essential oil may be characterized by the presence of carvacrol, which has been tested previously for its antimicrobial activity [12,13]. Some other authors have also reported the antimicrobial activity of some essential oil rich in phenolic compounds (carvacrol and thymol) [13][14][15]. In fact, it was also possible that the compounds in lower percentage might be involved in some type of synergism with the active compound [16].…”

Study of Flower Balance Using Adsorbent to the Yield and Quality of Frangipani Flower Essential Oil (Plumeria obtusa) with Enfleuration Method

“…Rendemen absolut minyak bunga kamboja dalam penelitian ini menghasilkan rendemen yang lebih tinggi jika dibandingkan dengan penelitian Pitpiangchan dkk (2009) [7] yang menghasilkan minyak dengan rendemen 0,396%. Perbedaan ini kemungkinan disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor, antara lain iklim, musim, kondisi geografis, waktu panen, dan teknik ekstraksi yang digunakan [6]. Hal ini diperkuat oleh Ketaren (1985) [3] yang menyebutkan bahwa iklim mempengaruhi rendemen minyak atsiri dimana bunga yang dipanen pada musim kemarau atau di bawah matahari terik menghasilkan rendemen minyak yang lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan panen sewaktu hari mendung atau hujan.…”