Essential Oils of Oregano: Biological Activity beyond Their Antimicrobial Properties

Essential oils of oregano are widely recognized for their antimicrobial activity, as well as their antiviral and antifungal properties. Nevertheless, recent investigations have demonstrated that these compounds are also potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic and cancer suppressor agents...

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Autores principales: Leyva-López, Nayely, Gutiérrez-Grijalva, Erick P., Vazquez-Olivo, Gabriela, Heredia, J. Basilio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6152729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28613267
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules22060989
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author Leyva-López, Nayely
Gutiérrez-Grijalva, Erick P.
Vazquez-Olivo, Gabriela
Heredia, J. Basilio
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description Essential oils of oregano are widely recognized for their antimicrobial activity, as well as their antiviral and antifungal properties. Nevertheless, recent investigations have demonstrated that these compounds are also potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic and cancer suppressor agents. These properties of oregano essential oils are of potential interest to the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. The aim of this manuscript is to review the latest evidence regarding essential oils of oregano and their beneficial effects on health.
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spelling pubmed-61527292018-11-13 Essential Oils of Oregano: Biological Activity beyond Their Antimicrobial Properties Leyva-López, Nayely Gutiérrez-Grijalva, Erick P. Vazquez-Olivo, Gabriela Heredia, J. Basilio Molecules Review Essential oils of oregano are widely recognized for their antimicrobial activity, as well as their antiviral and antifungal properties. Nevertheless, recent investigations have demonstrated that these compounds are also potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic and cancer suppressor agents. These properties of oregano essential oils are of potential interest to the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. The aim of this manuscript is to review the latest evidence regarding essential oils of oregano and their beneficial effects on health. MDPI 2017-06-14 /pmc/articles/PMC6152729/ /pubmed/28613267 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules22060989 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Essential Oils of Oregano: Biological Activity beyond Their Antimicrobial Properties
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6152729/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules22060989
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