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Essential Oils from Plants: Industrial Applications and Biotechnological Production

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Abstract

Essential oils have been used since the discovery of fire by many civilizations. Alchemists used to produce the Quinta essentia by distillation, which now is known as essential oils. This review aims to provide a systematic overview of the composition in terms of active compounds and main biological activities of different essential oils. In general terms, these include anti-inflammatory, antidepressant, antioxidant, antitumor, antimicrobial, anticancer, and antimutagenic activities.

In addition, the techniques to extract and evaluate their composition are discussed. Moreover, their main industrial applications, especially the application as flavors and fragrances, in pharmaceutical and medicinal industry, in alternative medicines, in cosmetic industry, and in food industry are also reviewed and discussed in order to identify the future trends. Finally, the biotechnological production of essential oils and their components was also assessed.

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  2. Department of Food Technology, Institute of Technology, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Brazil

    Regiane Ribeiro-Santos

  3. National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV), I.P., Vila do Conde, Portugal

    Ana Sanches Silva

  4. Center for Study in Animal Science (CECA), ICETA, University of Oporto, Oporto, Portugal

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Andrade, M., Ribeiro-Santos, R., Silva, A.S. (2021). Essential Oils from Plants: Industrial Applications and Biotechnological Production. In: Malik, S. (eds) Exploring Plant Cells for the Production of Compounds of Interest. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58271-5_6

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