Lemongrass oil and d-limonene are typical flavor oils used in the food and cosmetic industries. Lemongrass oil displays some therapeutic properties such as analgesic, antimicrobial, fungicidal, deodorant, etc. Citral, the main active component of lemongrass oil, consists of a mixture of two isomeric acyclic monoterpene aldehydes: geranial and neral. Molecular encapsulation of these flavors was ...

Citral is an aliphatic aldehyde extracted from citrus essential oil. The aim of the study was to examine how citral treatment affects weight loss, firmness, respiration, and ripening index, as well antioxidant capacity kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis cv. ‘Jinkui’). seen reduce softening, fruit respiration compared control fruits. also had inhibitory effect on O2•− production rate, malondialdehyd...

Aquaporins (AQPs) are expressed in the uterus, playing a physiological role during pregnancy. An osmotic pathway—through AQP5—may modify transient potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) function and uterine contraction. Our aim was to determine of TRPV4 antagonist citral regulation pregnant In vitro contractions were evoked by KCl response modified with citral. The expressions AQP5 measured RT-PCR Weste...

Elionurus muticus is a grass from Pampa biome and it is an excellent alternative as natural source of citral in southern Brazil. The essential oil has a high citral level (80%) and presents variability for other important chemical compounds. The present studies indicated its cytotoxic effect against Artemia salina and also suggested its application in the control of pathogenic fungi. E. muticus...

Superficial mycoses of the skin are among the most common dermatological infections, and causative organisms include dermatophytic, yeasts, and non-dermatophytic filamentous fungi. The treatment is limited, for many reasons, and new drugs are necessary. Numerous essential oils have been tested for both in vitro and in vivo antifungal activity and some pose much potential as antifungal agents. B...

Lemon oils are amongst the highest volume and most frequently traded of flavor fragrance essential oils. Citronellal citral considered key components responsible for lemon note with (neral + geranial) preferred. Of myriad sources citral, Australian myrtaceous tree, Myrtle, Backhousia citriodora F. Muell. (Myrtaceae), is superior. This review examines history, natural occurrence, cultivation, ta...

Objective(s): Phytochemicals such as polyphenols, alkaloids, and terpenoids, protect against the development of early stages and complications of diabetes mellitus according to various reports. The aim of this study was to measure the anti-dyslipidemic and anti-diabetic effects of Citral on high-fat-diet (HFD) and streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic dyslipidemic rats and to see also its effec...