Background and Objectives: The chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of bitter orange (Citrus aurantium) leaf, ripe and unripe peel essential oils, cultivated in southwest of Iran, were investigated. Materials and Methods: The analysis of chemical composition of hydro-distilled essential oils was carried out by GC-MS. The disc diffusion and broth micro-dilution were used to assay t...

Essential oil was extracted from peels of sweet orange fruits by supercritical technique and the resulting compounds were analyzed by gas chromatography. After emulsifying with tween-20 in sterile water, the antibacterial efficacy against Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Salmonella typhimurium, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus, which were inoculated on the surfaces of samples of stainless st...

Essential oils obtained from certain plants have repellent potency against insects such as mosquitoes. Most repellents on the market synthetic formulation of N, N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET) main active ingredient. This study is an attempt to contribute search for effective plant-extracted essential oil, Neem and Orange alternative DEET. The oil Citrus sinensis (sweet orange) peels was ext...

Orange peel oil is used extensively as an approved flavour enhancer in fruit drinks, carbonated beverages and as a scenting agent in soaps and cosmetics. Limonene, which is a monocyclic monoterpene is present in orange peel oil from 90 to 95% (w/w). Monoterpenes have been shown to be very effective chemopreventive agents against several rodent tumors and are currently in clinical trials. Howeve...

The antimicrobial and antiplasmid activities of essential oils (orange oil, eucalyptus oil, fennel oil, geranium oil, juniper oil, peppermint oil, rosemary oil, purified turpentine oil, thyme oil, Australian tea tree oil) and of menthol, the main component of peppermint oil, were investigated. The antimicrobial activities were determined on the Gram (+) Staphylococcus epidermidis and the Gram (...

Citrus bergamia Risso et Poiteau, also known as "Bergamot," is a plant belonging to the Rutaceae family, defined as a hybrid of bitter orange and lemon. It is an endemic plant of the Calabria region (Italy). Bergamot fruit is primarily used for the extraction of its essential oil (bergamot essential oil: BEO), employed in perfume, cosmetics, food, and confections. The aim of this review was to ...

PURPOSE Solvents may be used to remove the filling materials. The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate and compare the efficacy of formulated orange oil, orange oil and formulated eucalyptol in dissolving F3 ProTaper Universal Gutta-percha points. MATERIAL AND METHODS 200 samples were used and divided into four groups, further divided in fifty samples for each solvent. The samples w...