Nerolidol: A sesquiterpene alcohol with multi-faceted pharmacological and biological activities

Molecules

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Chan, Weng Keong ^a   Tan, Loh Teng Hern ^a   Chan, Kok Gan ^b   Lee, Learn Han ^a,c   Goh, Bey Hing ^a,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PHAYAO   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cis nerolidol; Essential oil; Pharmacological activities; Sesquiterpene; Trans nerolidol

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; COSMETIC; DETERGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVORING AGENT; NEROLIDOL; SESQUITERPENE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; COSMETICS; DETERGENTS; FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OILS, VOLATILE; SESQUITERPENES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 85015026877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules21050529     Document Type: Review

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