Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Fragrant Mexican Copal (Bursera spp.)

Copal is the Spanish word used to describe aromatic resins from several genera of plants. Mexican copal derives from several Bursera spp., Protium copal, some Pinus spp. (e.g., P. pseudostrobus) and a few Fabaceae spp. It has been used for centuries as incense for religious ceremonies, as a food pre...

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Autores principales: Gigliarelli, Giulia, Becerra, Judith X., Curini, Massimo, Marcotullio, Maria Carla
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6332072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26703535
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules201219849
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author Gigliarelli, Giulia
Becerra, Judith X.
Curini, Massimo
Marcotullio, Maria Carla
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description Copal is the Spanish word used to describe aromatic resins from several genera of plants. Mexican copal derives from several Bursera spp., Protium copal, some Pinus spp. (e.g., P. pseudostrobus) and a few Fabaceae spp. It has been used for centuries as incense for religious ceremonies, as a food preservative, and as a treatment for several illnesses. The aim of this review is to analyze the chemical composition and biological activity of commercial Mexican Bursera copal.
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spelling pubmed-63320722019-01-24 Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Fragrant Mexican Copal (Bursera spp.) Gigliarelli, Giulia Becerra, Judith X. Curini, Massimo Marcotullio, Maria Carla Molecules Review Copal is the Spanish word used to describe aromatic resins from several genera of plants. Mexican copal derives from several Bursera spp., Protium copal, some Pinus spp. (e.g., P. pseudostrobus) and a few Fabaceae spp. It has been used for centuries as incense for religious ceremonies, as a food preservative, and as a treatment for several illnesses. The aim of this review is to analyze the chemical composition and biological activity of commercial Mexican Bursera copal. MDPI 2015-12-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6332072/ /pubmed/26703535 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules201219849 Text en © 2015 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons by Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_full Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Fragrant Mexican Copal (Bursera spp.)
title_fullStr Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Fragrant Mexican Copal (Bursera spp.)
title_full_unstemmed Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Fragrant Mexican Copal (Bursera spp.)
title_short Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Fragrant Mexican Copal (Bursera spp.)
title_sort chemical composition and biological activities of fragrant mexican copal (bursera spp.)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6332072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26703535
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules201219849
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