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Editorial
. 2020 Aug 20;9(9):1145.
doi: 10.3390/foods9091145.

Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Natural Compounds: Enhance the Safety and Quality of Food

Maria Leonor Faleiro  1 , Graça Miguel  2
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Editorial

Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Natural Compounds: Enhance the Safety and Quality of Food

Maria Leonor Faleiro et al. Foods. .

Abstract

Nature has offered us a tremendous diversity of natural compounds, for which antimicrobial and antioxidant properties have been intensively explored and nowadays are plenty recognized [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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