Essential oils : historical significance, chemical composition, and medicinal uses and benefits
Essences and essential oils Oils, Volatile
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
2016
EISBN 9781634843676
ESSENTIAL OILS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MEDICINAL USES AND BENEFITS ; ESSENTIAL OILS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MEDICINAL USES AND BENEFITS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 ESSENTIAL OILS: PROPERTIES, APPLICATIONS, EXTRACTION METHODS, AND PERSPECTIVES ; Abstract; Introduction; References; Chapter 2 PHENOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE BIOSYNTHESIS AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE ESSENTIAL OILS ; Abstract; Introduction; Sources of Variability; Ecological Role of Volatile Organic Compounds
2. Materials and Methods2.1. Plant Material; 2.2. Extraction Procedure; 2.3. Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Composition of the Essential Oil; 2.4. Antibacterial Activity against Cell-Wall Bacteria; Microbiological Material; Determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC); 2.5. Antibacterial Activity against No-Cell-Wall Bacteria (Mollicutes); Microbiological Material; Determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC); 3. Results and Discussion; 3.1. Essential Oil Composition; 3.2. Antibacterial Activity; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References
3.3. Gas Chromatography Coupled with Multivariate Curve Resolution4. Isolation; 5. Reported Uses of EOs from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Mauritius; 6. Biological Properties of EOs; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 EVALUATION OF ESSENTIAL OIL OF OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM L. FOR ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY AND POTENTIAL TO MODIFY AMINOGLYCOSIDE TOXICITY ; Abstract; Introduction; Methodology; Results and Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF PLINIA JABOTICABA (VELL.) KAUSEL ESSENTIAL OIL; Abstract; 1. Introduction
Chapter 3 EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES AND PHARMACOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF ESSENTIAL OILS FROM MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS OF MAURITIUSAbstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Methods of Extraction; 2.1. Supercritical Fluid Extraction Method; 2.2. Short-Path Molecular Distillation; 2.3. Microwave Assisted Extraction; 2.3.1. In Situ Microwave-Generated Hydrodistillation; 2.3.2. Microwave Steam Diffusion; 2.4. Ultrasound Assisted Extraction; 3. Characterization; 3.1. Fast Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; 3.2. Gas Chromatography Coupled to Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Phenological Changes in the Biosynthesis of Essential OilsSecretory Structures; The Importance of the Plant Organ Used for the Distillation; The Role of Stress; Genetic vs Environmental Modulation of the Essential Oil Production; The Importance of the Plant Age; Phenological Changes in the Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils; Implications of the Variability on the Product Final Quality; Genetic Control of the Essential Oil Composition; Different Organs and Essential Oil Composition; Plant Aging vs Composition; Conclusion; References
2. Materials and Methods2.1. Plant Material; 2.2. Extraction Procedure; 2.3. Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Composition of the Essential Oil; 2.4. Antibacterial Activity against Cell-Wall Bacteria; Microbiological Material; Determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC); 2.5. Antibacterial Activity against No-Cell-Wall Bacteria (Mollicutes); Microbiological Material; Determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC); 3. Results and Discussion; 3.1. Essential Oil Composition; 3.2. Antibacterial Activity; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References
3.3. Gas Chromatography Coupled with Multivariate Curve Resolution4. Isolation; 5. Reported Uses of EOs from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Mauritius; 6. Biological Properties of EOs; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 EVALUATION OF ESSENTIAL OIL OF OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM L. FOR ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY AND POTENTIAL TO MODIFY AMINOGLYCOSIDE TOXICITY ; Abstract; Introduction; Methodology; Results and Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF PLINIA JABOTICABA (VELL.) KAUSEL ESSENTIAL OIL; Abstract; 1. Introduction
Chapter 3 EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES AND PHARMACOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF ESSENTIAL OILS FROM MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS OF MAURITIUSAbstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Methods of Extraction; 2.1. Supercritical Fluid Extraction Method; 2.2. Short-Path Molecular Distillation; 2.3. Microwave Assisted Extraction; 2.3.1. In Situ Microwave-Generated Hydrodistillation; 2.3.2. Microwave Steam Diffusion; 2.4. Ultrasound Assisted Extraction; 3. Characterization; 3.1. Fast Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; 3.2. Gas Chromatography Coupled to Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Phenological Changes in the Biosynthesis of Essential OilsSecretory Structures; The Importance of the Plant Organ Used for the Distillation; The Role of Stress; Genetic vs Environmental Modulation of the Essential Oil Production; The Importance of the Plant Age; Phenological Changes in the Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils; Implications of the Variability on the Product Final Quality; Genetic Control of the Essential Oil Composition; Different Organs and Essential Oil Composition; Plant Aging vs Composition; Conclusion; References
