The chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils obtained from fresh and
dried leaves of Myrcia alagoensis O. Berg, collected in a secondary forest remnant in north …

The essential oils of seven Myrtaceae species were investigated for its chemical
composition and antibacterial activity. The volatile oils were characterized by a high content …

This work reports the seasonal variation of the composition of leaf volatile oils and the
composition of volatile oils from flowers and fruits of Myrcia myrtifolia DC harvested in the …

ABSTRACT Aims: The leaves of Myrcia sylvatica have traditional use in the control of
dysentery and intestinal parasites for the riparian inhabitants who live in savanna areas …

The essential oil from the leaves of Myrcia ovata Cambess., commonly used in Brazil for the
treatment of gastric illnesses, was screened for antimicrobial activity and action in the …

The aim of the present study is to assess the chemical composition, as well as the
antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of essential oils extracted from four …

Essential oils (EOs) have gained notoriety due to their potential to suppress pathogenic
microorganisms capable of resisting to antibiotics. It mainly happened because studies have …

The Myrtaceae plants are cultivated for their edible fruits and folk medicinal uses. Likewise,
their leaves, flowers, and fruit essential oils (EOs) are described to have antiproliferative …

Brazil has the greatest biodiversity in the world and in this context, its native species become
an alternative in the search for bioactive molecules for bioprospecting antimicrobials and …

Essential oils from fresh leaves of five Myrcia species collected in the southern region of
Brazil were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Seventy …