Comparative Study of Essential Oils Extracted from Algerian Myrtus communis L. Leaves Using Microwaves and Hydrodistillation

Comparative Study of Essential Oils Extracted from Algerian Myrtus communis L. Leaves Using Microwaves and Hydrodistillation

Two different extraction methods were used for a comparative study of Algerian Myrtle leaf essential oils: solvent-free-microwave-extraction (SFME) and conventional hydrodistillation (HD). Essential oils analyzed by GC and GC-MS presented 51 components constituting 97.71 and 97.39% of the total oils...

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Main Authors: Karim S. Allaf, Farid Chemat, Baya Berka-Zougali, Aicha Hassani, Mohamed-Amine Ferhat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-04-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
Myrtus communis L.
essential oils
solvent free microwave extraction SFME
hydrodistillation
antioxidant activity
antimicrobial activity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/13/4/4673/

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