Essential oils extracted from
C. sativum fruits have as main constituent linalool, a monoterpene displaying antioxidant (
Baghdadi et al., 2016;
Duarte et al., 2016), antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory (
Sourmaghi et al., 2015;
Özkinali et al., 2017) activities, as well as insecticide properties (
Benelli et al., 2013). Linalool is also an important substance for the production of cosmetics and fragrance products, widely used in the food industry (Duarte
et al., 2016).