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Chemical composition and antifungal activity of essential oils from four Asteraceae plants grown in Egypt

  • Rose Vanessa Bandeira Reidel , Simona Nardoni , Francesca Mancianti , Claudia Anedda , Abd El-Nasser G. El Gendy , Elsayed A. Omer and Luisa Pistelli ORCID logo EMAIL logo

Abstract

The objective of the present paper was the assessment of the chemical composition of the essential oils from four Asteraceae species with a considerable food, medicinal, and agricultural value, collected in Egypt, together with their in vitro inhibitory activity against molds and yeasts. The essential oil of Launaea cornuta flowers was also evaluated for the first time, but because of its very low yield (<0.01%), no antifungal test was performed.

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Received: 2017-12-10
Revised: 2018-03-20
Accepted: 2018-04-16
Published Online: 2018-05-16
Published in Print: 2018-07-26

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