Essential Oil of the Plants Growing in the Brazilian Amazon: Chemical Composition, Antioxidants, and Biological Applications
Oberdan Oliveira Ferreira, Jorddy Neves Cruz, Ângelo Antônio Barbosa de Moraes, Celeste de Jesus Pereira Franco, Rafael Rodrigues Lima, Tainá Oliveira dos Anjos +5 more
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Abstract
Essential oils are biosynthesized in the secondary metabolism of plants, and in their chemical composition, they can be identified different classes of compounds with potential antioxidant and biological applications. Over the years in the Amazon, several species of aromatic plants were discovered and used in traditional medicine. The literature has shown that essential oils extracted from amazon species have several biological activities, such as antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, cytotoxic, and antiprotozoal activities. These activities are related to the diversified chemical composition found in essential oils that, by synergism, favors its pharmacological action. In light of this vital importance, this study aimed at performing a review of the literature with particular emphasis on the chemical composition and biological activities in studies conducted with species collected in the Amazon, taking into consideration in particular the last 10 years of collection and research.
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essential oils are related to diversified chemical composition
“These activities are related to the diversified chemical composition found in essential oils that, by synergism, favors its pharmacological action.”
essential oils have antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, cytotoxic, and antiprotozoal activities
“The literature has shown that essential oils extracted from amazon species have several biological activities, such as antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, cytotoxic, and antiprotozoal activities.”