Bioactive natural compounds and antioxidant activity of essential oils from spice plants: New findings and potential applications

L Diniz do Nascimento, AA Barbosa de Moraes… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Spice plants have a great influence on world history. For centuries, different civilizations
have used them to condiment the foods of kings and nobles and applied them as embalming …

Anticancer properties of eugenol: A review

AT Zari, TA Zari, KR Hakeem - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Conventional cancer treatments have shown several unfavourable adverse effects, as well
as an increase in anticancer drug resistance, which worsens the impending cancer therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of essential oils and extracts of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) plants

AF Ahmed, FAK Attia, Z Liu, C Li, J Wei… - Food Science and Human …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study was conducted to evaluate the chemical composition and antioxidant
activity of the essential oils and ethanol extracts of Ocimum basilicum L. obtained from …

An overview on the anti‐inflammatory potential and antioxidant profile of eugenol

JN Barboza… - Oxidative medicine …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The bioactive compounds found in foods and medicinal plants are attractive molecules for
the development of new drugs with action against several diseases, such as those …

Chemistry and multibeneficial bioactivities of carvacrol (4-isopropyl-2-methylphenol), a component of essential oils produced by aromatic plants and spices

M Friedman - Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2014 - ACS Publications
Aromatic plants produce organic compounds that may be involved in the defense of plants
against phytopathogenic insects, bacteria, fungi, and viruses. One of these compounds …

The chemical compositions, and antibacterial and antioxidant activities of four types of citrus essential oils

X Lin, S Cao, J Sun, D Lu, B Zhong, J Chun - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanfeng mandarins (Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. Kinokuni), Xunwu mandarins (Citrus
reticulata Blanco), Yangshuo kumquats (Citrus japonica Thunb) and physiologically …

Comparative Study of Essential Oils Extracted from Egyptian Basil Leaves (Ocimum basilicum L.) Using Hydro-Distillation and Solvent-Free Microwave Extraction

M Chenni, D El Abed, N Rakotomanomana… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Solvent-free microwave extraction (SFME) and conventional hydro-distillation (HD) were
used for the extraction of essential oils (EOs) from Egyptian sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum …

The role of essential oils in maintaining the postharvest quality and preservation of peach and other fruits

Z Cao, D Zhou, X Ge, Y Luo, J Su - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fruits are highly susceptible to postharvest losses induced majorly by postharvest diseases.
Peach are favored by consumers because of their high nutritional value and delicious taste …

Phytochemical profile and evaluation of the biological activities of essential oils derived from the Greek aromatic plant species Ocimum basilicum, Mentha spicata …

E Fitsiou, G Mitropoulou, K Spyridopoulou… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Natural products, known for their medicinal properties since antiquity, are continuously
being studied for their biological properties. In the present study, we analyzed the …

Extraction and chemical characterisation of agro-waste from turmeric leaves as a source of bioactive essential oils with insecticidal and antioxidant activities

NU Visakh, B Pathrose, M Chellappan, MT Ranjith… - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is a significant crop that has historically been used worldwide
as a medicinal plant, spice, food colouring agent, and a significant ingredient in cosmetic …