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- Essential oils, produced through the secondary metabolism of plants, comprise various compounds with antioxidant and biological properties.
- Over the years, aromatic plants from the Amazon have been utilized in traditional medicine, leading to studies highlighting their diverse biological activities, including antibacterial and antifungal effects.
- This research focuses on reviewing literature from the past decade concerning the chemical makeup and biological effects of essential oils from Amazonian species.
Article Abstract
Essential oils are biosynthesized in the secondary metabolism of plants, and in their chemical composition, they can be identified different classes of compounds with potential antioxidant and biological applications. Over the years in the Amazon, several species of aromatic plants were discovered and used in traditional medicine. The literature has shown that essential oils extracted from amazon species have several biological activities, such as antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, cytotoxic, and antiprotozoal activities. These activities are related to the diversified chemical composition found in essential oils that, by synergism, favors its pharmacological action. In light of this vital importance, this study aimed at performing a review of the literature with particular emphasis on the chemical composition and biological activities in studies conducted with species collected in the Amazon, taking into consideration in particular the last 10 years of collection and research.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9318482 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27144373 | DOI Listing |
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