Therapeutic potential of alkaloids as anti-bacterial agents: drugs of future

A Pervaiz, H Khan, S Amin - Current Bioactive Compounds, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Bacterial infections remain a major threat to the world community in terms of both morbidity
and mortality. Indeed, bacterial infections are accountable for millions of fatalities around the …

Plant-derived natural alkaloids as new antimicrobial and adjuvant agents in existing antimicrobial therapy

RP Mittal, V Jaitak - Current Drug Targets, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Infectious diseases, instigated by pathogenic microorganisms are the cause of numerous
health problems in developing countries. Infectious diseases got a place in the list of top ten …

[HTML][HTML] Naturally-occurring alkaloids of plant origin as potential antimicrobials against antibiotic-resistant infections

B Casciaro, L Mangiardi, F Cappiello, I Romeo… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is now considered a worldwide problem that puts public health at risk.
The onset of bacterial strains resistant to conventional antibiotics and the scarcity of new …

[HTML][HTML] Research progress on antibacterial activities and mechanisms of natural alkaloids: A review

Y Yan, X Li, C Zhang, L Lv, B Gao, M Li - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alkaloids are nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds typically isolated from plants.
They represent one of the most important types of natural products because of their large …

Presence of alkaloids in medicinal plants and their importance in antimicrobial activities on some pathogenic microbial strains.

FP Minocheherhomji, BM Vyas - 2014 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Alkaloid is an old term for vegetable alkali that covers a wide range of potent plant
constituents. Alkaloids comprise the largest class of plant products and were the first …

Progress and prospects in the management of bacterial infections and developments in Phytotherapeutic modalities

M Akram, M Riaz, N Munir, A Rasul… - Clinical and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The advent of antibiotics revolutionized medical care resulting in significantly reduced
mortality and morbidity caused by infectious diseases. However, excessive use of antibiotics …

Herbal drugs as antibiotics

SF Sayed - Antibiotics-Therapeutic Spectrum and Limitations, 2023 - Elsevier
Use of antibiotics at large scale and in irrational way has led to the emergence of antibiotic
resistance in microbes. A wide range of plant extracts have been tested in vitro for their …

Antibacterial properties of medicinal plants: recent trends, progress, and challenges

L Abate, A Bachheti, RK Bachheti… - Traditional herbal therapy …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Resistance in microbes towards existing antibiotics has become a part of natural adaptation,
leading to the survival of resistant microbial strains. It can be attributed to the extreme and …

Plants: An alternative source for antimicrobials

EM Abdallah - Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 2011 - japsonline.com
No doubt that antibiotics are a miracle drugs. They stands against various infectious
diseases for decades and saved millions of lives. However, the recent failure of antibiotics …

Review of herbal medicine as a natural gift and proper rifle to overcome pathogenic infections

MA Shariati, E Zakabunina, V Ermolaev… - … and food sciences, 2021 - office2.jmbfs.org
Plants are used for several purposes in different industries like pharmacy, food, cosmetic etc.
Some of them like spices have antimicrobial and antioxidant properties due to their capacity …