TY - CHAP AU - Amanda Mara Teles AU - Adenilde Nascimento Mouchreck AU - Gustavo Oliveira Everton AU - Ana Lucia Abreu-Silva AU - Kátia da Silva Calabrese AU - Fernando Almeida-Souza ED - Hany A. El-Shemy Y1 - 2019-07-30 PY - 2019 T1 - Comparative Analysis of the Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils of Spices Used in the Food Industry in Brazil N2 - Essential oils were used globally as a folk medicine for the treatment of a number of diseases because of the high content of natural compounds. Therefore, this book looks at research topics dealing with isolation, purification, and identification of active ingredients of essential oils from plants. This knowledge will provide significant information about essential oils to researchers and others interested in the field. BT - Essential Oils SP - Ch. 9 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.86576 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.86576 SN - 978-1-78984-641-6 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -