Hypericum sp.: Essential oil composition and biological activities

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 127-152

  Guedes, Ana P ^a   Franklin, G ^a   Fernandes Ferreira, Manuel ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Mapprod Lda   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioactive extracts; Biotechnology; Hypericaceae; In vitro; Terpenes

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM ALPINUM ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM BARBATUM ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM CALYCINUM ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM CANARIENSE ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM CAPRIFOLIATUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM CARINATUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM CONNATUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM CORIS ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM GLANDULOSUM ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM GRANDIFOLIUM ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM HETEROPHYLLUM ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM HIRSUTUM ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM HYSSOPIFOLIUM ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM LINARIOIDES ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM LYSIMACHOIDES ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM MACULATUM ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM MYRIANTHUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM POLYANTHEMUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM REFLEXUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM RICHERI ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM RUMELIACUM ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM SCABROIDES ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM SCABRUM ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM TERNUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM TETRAPTERUM ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPERICUM UNDULATUM ESSENTIAL OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM ALPINUM; HYPERICUM ANDROSAEMUM; HYPERICUM BARBATUM; HYPERICUM CALYCINUM; HYPERICUM CANARIENSE; HYPERICUM CAPRIFOLIATUM; HYPERICUM CARINATUM; HYPERICUM CONNATUM; HYPERICUM CORIS; HYPERICUM ERICOIDES; HYPERICUM FOLIOSIUM; HYPERICUM GLANDULOSUM; HYPERICUM GRANDIFOLIUM; HYPERICUM HETEROPHYLLUM; HYPERICUM HIRSUTUM; HYPERICUM HYSSOPIFOLIUM; HYPERICUM LINARIOIDES; HYPERICUM LYSIMACHOIDES; HYPERICUM MACULATUM; HYPERICUM MYRIANTHUM; HYPERICUM OLYMPICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; HYPERICUM POLYANTHEMUM; HYPERICUM REFLEXUM; HYPERICUM RICHERI; HYPERICUM RUMELIACUM; HYPERICUM SCABROIDES; HYPERICUM SCABRUM; HYPERICUM TERNUM; HYPERICUM TETRAPTERUM; HYPERICUM TRIQUETRIFOLIUM; HYPERICUM UNDULATUM; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING;

CLUSIACEAE; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 84861227957     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-012-9223-y     Document Type: Review

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