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Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Essential Oils from Two Avicennia schaueriana Stapf & Leechm. Ex Moldenke (Acanthaceae) Populations.

Kamilla N MachadoTelma M KanekoMaria Cláudia M YoungCynthia MurakamiInês CordeiroPaulo Roberto H Moreno
Published in: Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) (2017)
The different essential oil composition may indicate the presence of chemotypes for A. schaueriana. The antioxidant activity of the oils was weak if compared with flavonoids. Despite the high MIC values, these oils presented some antibacterial potential against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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