Linalool - A review of a biologically active compound of commercial importance

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1183-1192

  Kamatou, Guy P P ^a   Viljoen, Alvaro M ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aromatic plants; Biological activities; Essential oils; Linalool

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CITRAL; DETERGENT; FRAGRANCE; FUMIGANT; GERANIOL; LINALOOL; NEROL; RETINOL; SHAMPOO; SOAP; TERPENE;

ALLERGENICITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BIOLOGY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ECOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; PHYTOTHERAPY; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPECIES; SURVIVAL;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 69649084437     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0800300727     Document Type: Review

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