Chemical composition and biological activity of the essential oil from leaves of Moringa oleifera Lam. cultivated in Mozambique
Molecules online; 18 (9), 2013
The antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae) grown in Mozambique was investigated. The chemical composition was studied by means of GC and GC-MS analysis. Hexacosane (13.9%), pentacosane (13.3%) and heptacosane (11.4%) were the main components...
Anti-Bacterial Agents/isolation & purification, Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry, Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology, Mozambique, Antifungal Agents/isolation & purification, Antifungal Agents/pharmacology, Moringa oleifera/chemistry, Oils, Volatile/chemistry, Oils, Volatile/isolation & purification, Oils, Volatile/pharmacology, Plant Leaves/chemistry, Plant Oils/isolation & purification, Plant Oils/pharmacology, Quercetin