Aims: To find new antifungal agents among essential oils from Brazilian Croton species.
Methods and Results: Plant leaves were steam distilled and the obtained essential oils were …

This paper reports the first study of the variation of the chemical composition and abundance
of the essential oil of Croton heliotropiifolius, in four seasons, and the evaluation of its …

Natural products, especially the essential oils of plants, play an important role in the
discovery of new antibacterial agents. The present study investigates the chemical …

The aims of this study were to test the antifungal activity, toxicity and chemical composition of
essential oil from C. sativum L. fruits. The essential oil, obtained by hydro-distillation, was …

The seed and leaf essential oils of Caryocar brasiliensis were analysed by GC/MS. The
major constituent of the seed oil was ethyl hexanoate, while the leaf oil contained …

Background: Cordia verbenacea is a Brazilian coastal shrub popularly known as “erva
baleeira”. The essential oil from fresh leaves was obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed …

The composition and the antimicrobial activity of the bark oil of Croton stellulifer, an endemic
and rare species of these islands (S. Tomé and Príncipe) are reported. Analysis was carried …

The purpose of this study was to identify the anti-Candida activity and chemical composition
of the essential oil (EO) of Cinnamomum zeylanicum (cinnamon). For this, tests were …

The plants are usually used in traditional medicine as antimicrobial agents and their
essential oils and extracts have been known to possess antifungal activity. The aim of this …

This study had analyzed the antibacterial, antifungal and trypanocidal activity of the
essential oils from Cinnamodendron dinisii Schwacke (Canellaceae) and Siparuna …