Chemistry and biological activities of terpenoids from copaiba (Copaifera spp.) oleoresins

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 3866-3889

  Leandro, Lidiam Maia ^a   De Sousa Vargas, Fabiano ^a   Barbosa, Paula Cristina Souza ^a   Neves, Jamilly Kelly Oliveira ^b   Da Silva, José Alexsandro ^b   Da Veiga Junior, Valdir Florêncio ^a  

^a Amazonas Federal University   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Copaiba oil; Diterpenes; Oleoresin; Pharmacological activities; Sesquiterpenes

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; TERPENE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FABACEAE; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; FABACEAE; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TERPENES;

EID: 84860253176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules17043866     Document Type: Review

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