This review describes the chemical composition and biological properties of essential oils
from plants of the Ocotea genus, from different origin. This taxon belongs to the Laureaceae …

Objective The aim of the present study was to adapt and optimize a broth microdilution
method and compare it to the agar dilution method for the evaluation of activity of essential …

Background: TLC bioautography is a hyphenated technique combining planar
chromatographic separation and in situ biological activity detection. This coupled method …

This study evaluates the antimicrobial and antifungal potential of the essential oil extracted
from a species located in the Andes of Ecuador, Piper barbatum Kunth, known as …

Plants that release molecules affecting other plants are a source of potential bioherbicides.
Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata Link), considered invasive worldwide, was found to be …

The Amazonian region of Ecuador has an extremely rich vegetal biodiversity, and its
inhabitants have proven to have a millennial ancestral knowledge of the therapeutic and …

The traditional Ecuadorian spice Ishpingo, characterized by a strong cinnamon-like aroma,
is constituted by the dry cupules of Amazonian species Ocotea quixos. Nevertheless, bark …

Mass spectrometry is one of the best techniques for analyzing the structure of a molecule. It
usually provides information about the molecular weight of a substance, and it can present …

The physical and chemical data of the pure substance can be analysed to determine the
structure. In the current era of structural elucidation, NMR spectroscopy and mass …

Ocotea quixos (Lam.) Kosterm, known as Ishpingo, is a tree endemic to the Amazonian
rainforests of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. In Ecuador, the Ishpingo tree faces significant …