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Chemical Characterization and Allelopathic Effects of Ambrosia psilostachya (Asteraceae). [PDF]

Chem Biodivers
ABSTRACT Ambrosia spp. have been introduced and distributed across different continents as an invasive alien plant species. The present study aimed to identify the chemical components of essential oil isolated from different parts of Ambrosia psilostachya and evaluate the phytotoxic effect of its aqueous extracts on the growth parameters of Phaseolus ...
Saberi H, Yousefi AR, Pouryousef M, Tokasi S, Birbaneh JA, Iriti M.   +5 more
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Recent Advances in Lemongrass Essential Oil: Food Safety, Preservation, and Bioactivity in Food Systems. [PDF]

Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf
ABSTRACT Lemongrass essential oil (LGEO) has gained recognition as a natural preservative in food systems due to its distinctive phytochemical composition and multifunctional bioactivities. Dominated by citral and complemented by terpenes and phenolic compounds, LGEO demonstrates potent antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antibiofilm, and antioxidant
Rabbani A, Khaliq A, Mudgil P, Maqsood S, Nazir A.   +4 more
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Modulation of the Volatile Profile of Cardamom (<i>Elettaria cardamomum</i>) Essential Oil by Non-Thermal Instant Controlled Pressure Drop (DIC) Technology: A Novel Approach in Food Processing. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
This work highlighted the potential of instant controlled pressure drop technology as a possible modulator of specific compounds within complex plant extracts such as essential oil. Both time and temperature had important effects on the yield of specific compounds, underscoring the importance of tailoring them to maximize metabolites of interest. Among
Teresa-Martínez GD, Rodriguez-Castillo P, Alonzo-Macías M, Téllez-Pérez C, Cardador-Martínez A.   +4 more
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Antitumor and Anti-Metastatic Effects of Citral-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carrier in 4T1-Induced Breast Cancer Mouse Model

Molecules, 2020
Cancer nano-therapy has been progressing rapidly with the introduction of many novel drug delivery systems. The previous study has reported on the in vitro cytotoxicity of citral-loaded nanostructured lipid carrier (NLC-Citral) on MDA-MB-231 cells and ...
Noraini Nordin, Swee Keong Yeap, Heshu Sulaiman Rahman, Nur Rizi Zamberi, Nurul Elyani Mohamad, Nadiah Abu, Mas Jaffri Masarudin, Rasedee Abdullah, Noorjahan Banu Alitheen   +8 more
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Efficacy of Supplementing Lemongrass Powder on Growth, Metabolism, Immune and Endo-Parasitic Status of Lambs in the Tropics. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
Dietary supplementation of lemongrass powder (0.50 g per kg metabolic body weight) with a basal diet significantly enhanced lamb daily gain, growth velocity, feed efficiency and nutrient digestibility. It increased serum high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL‐C), albumin and IgG concentrations, while reducing aspartate aminotransferase (AST ...
Rahman MA, Yasmin MS, Wynn P, Chowdhury R, Islam KMS, Al-Mamun M.   +5 more
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Citral Delays Postharvest Senescence of Kiwifruit by Enhancing Antioxidant Capacity under Cold Storage

Journal of Food Quality, 2021
Citral is an aliphatic aldehyde extracted from citrus essential oil. The aim of the study was to examine how citral treatment affects the weight loss, firmness, respiration, and ripening index, as well as the antioxidant capacity of kiwifruit (Actinidia ...
Ling Wei, Chuying Chen, Chunpeng Wan, Ming Chen, Jinyin Chen   +4 more
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Characterization and toxicity of citral incorporated with nanostructured lipid carrier [PDF]

PeerJ, 2018
The nanoparticle as a cancer drug delivery vehicle is rapidly under investigation due to its promising applicability as a novel drug delivery system for anticancer agents.
Noraini Nordin, Swee Keong Yeap, Nur Rizi Zamberi, Nadiah Abu, Nurul Elyani Mohamad, Heshu Sulaiman Rahman, Chee Wun How, Mas Jaffri Masarudin, Rasedee Abdullah, Noorjahan Banu Alitheen   +9 more
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Citral as food additive for common snook - zootechnical parameters and digestive enzymes [PDF]

Ciência Rural, 2020
: Essential oils of plants whose main compound is citral showed beneficial effects when added to fish feed. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the dietary effect of the addition of citral on zootechnical parameters and digestive enzyme ...
Bruna Tomazetti Michelotti, Natacha Cossettin Mori, Caio Cesar Franca Magnotti, Berta Maria Heinzmann, Ana Paula Gottlieb Almeida, Vinicius Ronzani Cerqueira, Bernardo Baldisserotto   +6 more
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The effect of nanocoatings enriched with essential oils on ‘Rocha’ pear long storage [PDF]

, 2020
The effect of coating 'Rocha' pears with alginate-based nanoemulsions enriched with lemongrass essential oil (LG) or citral (Cit) was investigated. Fruit were treated with the nanoemulsions: sodium alginate 2% (w/w) + citral 1% (w/w) (Cit1%); sodium ...
Antunes, Maria Dulce, Antão, Rui, Dores, Cristino, Faleiro, Maria Leonor, Figueiredo, Ana Cristina, G, Miguel, Gago, Custódia, Guerreiro, Adriana   +7 more
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Do topical repellents divert mosquitoes within a community? Health equity implications of topical repellents as a mosquito bite prevention tool. [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVES: Repellents do not kill mosquitoes--they simply reduce human-vector contact. Thus it is possible that individuals who do not use repellents but dwell close to repellent users experience more bites than otherwise.
DC Chavasse, Elizabeth Louise Turner, Emmanuel Titus Simfukwe, GF Killeen, JA Scott, John Vontas, LW Cohnstaedt, M Ditzen, M Rowland, Marta Ferreira Maia, Max Thele, MF Maia, N Hill, RW Steketee, Sangoro Peter Onyango, Sarah Jane Moore, SE Clarke, SJ Moore, SJ Moore, SP Carroll, SW Lindsay, TW Scott, Y Geissbühler   +22 more
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