Changes in phytochemical, antimicrobial and free radical scavenging activities of the Peruvian pepper tree (Schinus molle L.) as influenced by fruit maturation

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1622-1628

  Hosni, Karim ^a   Jemli, Marwa ^a   Dziri, Salma ^a   M'rabet, Yacine ^a   Ennigrou, Asma ^a   Sghaier, Ahlem ^b   Casabianca, Hervé ^c   Vulliet, Emmanuelle ^c   Brahim, Nadia Ben ^d   Sebei, Houcine ^b  

^a Institut National de Recherche et d'Analyse Physico Chimique Tunis   (Tunisia)

^b University of Carthage Tunisia   (Tunisia)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; DPPH; Essential oil; Fatty acids; Maturation; Shinus molle

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DPPH; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY; FRUIT MATURATION; INTERMEDIATE STAGE; MAIN COMPONENT; MATURATION; MONOTERPENE HYDROCARBONS; MYRCENE; PHELLANDRENE; SHINUS MOLLE; TOTAL LIPIDS;

BACILLI; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREE RADICALS; FRUITS; HYDROCARBONS; LINOLEIC ACID; LIPIDS; MICROORGANISMS; UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CROP YIELD; ESSENTIAL OIL; EVERGREEN TREE; FATTY ACID; FREE RADICAL; FRUIT; FUNGUS; GROWTH REGULATOR; INHIBITOR; LIPID; MATURATION; MONOTERPENE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY);

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CAPSICUM BACCATUM VAR. PENDULUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SCHINUS MOLLE;

EID: 79960448394     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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