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SUBMITTER: Verdeguer M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7473364 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Verdeguer Mercedes M Roselló Josefa J Castell Vicente V Llorens Juan Antonio JA Santamarina M Pilar MP
Current research in food science 20191212
The chemical composition of Essential Oils <i>Satureja montana</i> and <i>Mentha longifolia</i> was determined, and their activity against important phytopathogenic and post-harvest fungi was studied, to evaluate their potential as natural food preservatives. The major compounds were carvacrol (24.0%), γ-terpinene (15.9%) and p-cymene (14.2%) in <i>S. montana</i>, and piperitenone oxide (52.7%) and piperitone oxide (23.5%) in <i>M. longifolia</i>. EOs were tested <i>in vitro</i> on <i>Alternaria ...[more]