Biological Activity of Essential Oils

Molecules. 2020 Feb 5;25(3):678. doi: 10.3390/molecules25030678.

Abstract

Essential oils (EOs) have for a long time been recognized to possess several different biological activities. Several among these secondary plant metabolites exhibit marked antimicrobial effects that have made their use as an antiseptic and/or preservative in food well known, since the ancient times [...].

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antiparasitic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Oils, Volatile / pharmacology*
  • Parasitic Sensitivity Tests
  • Parasympatholytics / pharmacology*
  • Plant Oils / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Oils, Volatile
  • Parasympatholytics
  • Plant Oils