Dhifi Wissal, Bellili Sana, Jazi Sabrine, Bahloul Nada, Mnif Wissem
UR Ecophysiologie Environnementale et Procédés Agroalimentaires, Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sidi Thabet, BiotechPole de Sidi Thabet, Université de la Manouba, Ariana 2020, Tunisia.
LR11-ES31 Laboratory of Biotechnology and Valorisation of Bio-GeoRessources (BVBGR), Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sidi Thabet (ISBST), Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, Ariana 2020, Tunisia.
Medicines (Basel). 2016 Sep 22;3(4):25. doi: 10.3390/medicines3040025.
This review covers literature data summarizing, on one hand, the chemistry of essential oils and, on the other hand, their most important activities. Essential oils, which are complex mixtures of volatile compounds particularly abundant in aromatic plants, are mainly composed of terpenes biogenerated by the mevalonate pathway. These volatile molecules include monoterpenes (hydrocarbon and oxygenated monoterpens), and also sesquiterpenes (hydrocarbon and oxygenated sesquiterpens). Furthermore, they contain phenolic compounds, which are derived via the shikimate pathway. Thanks to their chemical composition, essential oils possess numerous biological activities (antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, etc…) of great interest in food and cosmetic industries, as well as in the human health field.
本综述涵盖了文献数据,一方面总结了精油的化学性质,另一方面总结了它们最重要的活性。精油是挥发性化合物的复杂混合物,在芳香植物中含量特别丰富,主要由甲羟戊酸途径生物合成的萜类化合物组成。这些挥发性分子包括单萜(烃类和含氧单萜),以及倍半萜(烃类和含氧倍半萜)。此外,它们还含有通过莽草酸途径衍生的酚类化合物。由于其化学成分,精油具有许多生物活性(抗氧化、抗炎、抗菌等),在食品和化妆品行业以及人类健康领域都具有极大的吸引力。