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Péricles Barreto Alves

Researcher at Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Publications -  149
Citations -  4709

Péricles Barreto Alves is an academic researcher from Universidade Federal de Sergipe. The author has contributed to research in topics: Essential oil & Lippia. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 143 publications receiving 4056 citations.

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Melissa officinalis L. essential oil: antitumoral and antioxidant activities.

TL;DR: An in‐vitro cytotoxicity assay using MTT indicated that this oil was very effective against a series of human cancer cell lines, and results pointed to the potential use of M. officinalis essential oil as an antitumoral agent.
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Effects of essential oils on Aedes aegypti larvae: alternatives to environmentally safe insecticides.

TL;DR: The essential oil of Lippia gracilis showed potent insecticidal effect against Aedes aegypti larvae, the vector of dengue fever, and minor compounds are probably acting synergistically to achieve H. fruticosa activity.
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Pyrolysis of tropical vegetable oils.

TL;DR: In this article, pyrolysis products of babassu (Orbignya martiana), piqui (Caryocar coriaceum), and palm oils (Elaeis guineensis) were analyzed by GC/MS using library search programs.
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Phythochemical screening and anticonvulsant activity of Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt (Poaceae) leaf essential oil in rodents.

TL;DR: The results demonstrated a possible activity anticonvulsant of the EO, which significantly reduced the number of animals that exhibited PTZ- and PIC-induced seizures and significantly increased the latencies of clonic seizures induced by STR.
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Anxiolytic-like effect of sweet orange aroma in Wistar rats.

TL;DR: Results suggest an acute anxiolytic activity of sweet orange essence of Citrus sinensis (sweet orange) essential oil, giving some scientific support to its use as a tranquilizer by aromatherapists.