
doi: 10.1038/168517a0
pmid: 14875145
DURING our studies on microbiological problems in the citrus industry, we found it necessary to study the effect of essential oils on micro-organisms. As a first step in this study, we investigated in a synthetic medium the influence of d-limonene, which constitutes more than 90 per cent of the orange essential oil, on micro-organisms normally present on the surface of oranges.
Terpenes, Cyclohexenes, Anti-Infective Agents, Local, Oxidation-Reduction, Limonene
Terpenes, Cyclohexenes, Anti-Infective Agents, Local, Oxidation-Reduction, Limonene
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