Characterisation of gels from different Aloe spp. as antifungal treatment: Potential crops for industrial applications

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 223-230

  Zapata, P J ^a   Navarro, D ^a   Guillen F ^a   Castillo, S ^a   Martinez Romero D ^a   Valero, D ^a   Serrano, M ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aloe gel composition; Aloe spp.; Aloin; Antifungal activity; Antioxidant activity; Phenolics; Polyamines

Indexed keywords

ALOE SPP.; ALOIN; ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; GEL COMPOSITIONS; PHENOLICS; POLYAMINES;

AMINES; CLIMATOLOGY; FUNGI; GELS; HARVESTING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS;

PHENOLS;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOCONTROL AGENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FRUIT; GEL; LEAF; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PROTEIN; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ALOE; ALOE ARBORESCENS; ALOE ARISTATA; ALOE CLAVIFLORA; ALOE FEROX; ALOE SAPONARIA; ALOE STRIATA; ALOE VERA; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM; SAPONARIA;

EID: 84862745619     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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