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A. Cristina Figueiredo
Researcher at University of Lisbon
Publications - 107
Citations - 4122
A. Cristina Figueiredo is an academic researcher from University of Lisbon. The author has contributed to research in topics: Essential oil & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 95 publications receiving 3560 citations.
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Factors affecting secondary metabolite production in plants: volatile components and essential oils
TL;DR: The presence, yield and composition of secondary metabolites in plants, viz. the volatile components and those occurring in essential oils, can be affected in a number of ways, from their formation in the plant to their final isolation.
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Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of some commercial essential oils
M. Tiziana Baratta,H. J. Damien Dorman,Stanley G. Deans,A. Cristina Figueiredo,José G. Barroso,Giuseppe Ruberto +5 more
TL;DR: The essential oil composition of Cananga odorata, Boswellia thurifera, Cymbopogon citratus, Marjorana hortensis, Ocimum basilicum, Rosmarinus officinalis, Cinnamomum zeylanicum and Citrus limon was analyzed by GC and GC-MS, and their antimicrobial and antioxidant activity tested as mentioned in this paper.
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Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of essential oils isolated from Thymbra capitata L. (Cav.) and Origanum vulgare L
Leonor Faleiro,Graça Miguel,Sónia Gomes,Ludmila A. Costa,Florência Venâncio,Adriano Teixeira,A. Cristina Figueiredo,José G. Barroso,Luis G. Pedro +8 more
TL;DR: T. capitata essential oil had a significantly higher antilisterial activity in comparison to O. vulgare oil and chloramphenicol, and can constitute a powerful tool in the control of L. monocytogenes in food and other industries.
Hypericum perforatum L.
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Plectranthus madagascariensis: Morphology of the Glandular Trichomes, Essential Oil Composition, and Its Biological Activity
Lia Ascensão,A. Cristina Figueiredo,José G. Barroso,Luis G. Pedro,Jan Schripsema,Stanley G. Deans,Johannes J. C. Scheffer +6 more
TL;DR: The essential oils of P. madagascariensis showed bactericidal activity against Bacillus subtilis, Micrococcus sp.