Myrcia is one of the largest genera of the economically important family Myrtaceae. Some of
the species are used in folk medicine, such as a group known as “pedra-hume-caá” or …

The growing incidences of drug-resistant pathogens have increased the attention on several
medicinal plants and their metabolites for antimicrobial properties. These pathogens are the …

Essential oil of fresh leaves of Ocimum gratissimum (OGEO) was water-steam distilled and
analyzed by GC-MS. Thirty-seven compounds were identified, with eugenol (55.6%) as the …

The essential oils of three specimens of Myrcia multiflora (A, B and C) and Eugenia florida
were extracted by hydrodistillation, and the chemical compositions from the essential oils …

The essential oil (EO) of plants of the Myrtaceae family has diverse chemical composition
and several applications. However, data on the oil yield, its composition, and its complete …

Various edible coating formulations were prepared from cassava starch, chitosan and
Myrcia ovata Cambessedes essential oils (MYRO-174 or-175) according to a 2 3 …

GC-MS and GC, and tested against third-instar Aedes aegypti larvae. The essential oils
exhibited significant larvicidal activity with LC50 values ranging from 24.7 to 192.1 µg/ml …

The aim of this work was to identify the compounds and to investigate the acaricidal activity
of the essential oil from the leaves of Lippia sidoides on Rhipicephalus microplus and …

Plants are rich in a wide variety of secondary metabolites with antimicrobial properties.
Phytochemistry studies on the plants extracts in general, and on essential oils (EOs) in …

Galls are products of anatomical, metabolic, and chemical alterations in host plant tissues,
caused by parasitic organisms named gall inducers. Gall inducers can potentiate chemical …