José G. Barroso

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.

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.

TL;DR: The chemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of essential oils isolated by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Tunisian Thymus capitatus Hoff as discussed by the authors during the different phases of the plant development, and from different locations, were evaluated.

TL;DR: The chemical composition of the essential oils and the antimicrobial activity of Thymus mastichina, T. camphoratus and T. lotocephalus from different regions of Portugal were analysed.

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.