Honey antibacterial activity: A neglected aspect of honey quality assurance as functional food

J Majtan, M Bucekova, I Kafantaris, P Szweda… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Honey is considered as a functional food with health-promoting properties. Its
potent antibacterial and antibiofilm effects are the major attributes of so called 'medical …

Bioprospecting for bioactive compounds in microalgae: Antimicrobial compounds

WA Stirk, J van Staden - Biotechnology advances, 2022 - Elsevier
While there are many opportunities to use microalgae as antimicrobial agents, little has
been done to develop them beyond the characterization phase to the biotechnology phase …

Phytochemical characterization and antimicrobial activity of Nigella sativa seeds

FS Shafodino, JM Lusilao, LM Mwapagha - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Nigella sativa is one of the medicinal plant species that gained popularity for a wide range of
medicinal applications due to its seeds which are rich in phytoconstituents. Continuous …

Antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of selected medicinal plant leaf extracts against pathogens implicated in poultry diseases

OS Olawuwo, IM Famuyide, LJ McGaw - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Antimicrobial resistant poultry pathogens are responsible for treatment failure and economic
losses, and can also be a source of resistant zoonotic infections representing a risk to …

Natural Products from Medicinal Plants against Phytopathogenic Fusarium Species: Current Research Endeavours, Challenges and Prospects

HA Seepe, W Nxumalo, SO Amoo - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Many Fusarium species are pathogenic, causing crop diseases during crop production and
spoilage of agricultural products in both commercial and smallholder farming. Fusarium …

Cytotoxic Activity of Herbal Medicines as Assessed in Vitro: A Review

S Gavanji, A Bakhtari, AC Famurewa… - Chemistry & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Since time immemorial, human beings have sought natural medications for treatment of
various diseases. Weighty evidence demonstrates the use of chemical methodologies for …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of antibiotic and antibiotic resistance

KW Chin, HLM Tiong, V Luang-In, NL Ma - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous deaths from infectious diseases have raised public awareness of their dangers,
promoting global antimicrobial research. However, antibiotic demand and use, on the other …

The Effect of Growth Medium Strength on Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations of Tannins and Tannin Extracts against E. coli

S Štumpf, G Hostnik, M Primožič, M Leitgeb… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this study the effect of growth medium strength on the minimum inhibitory concentration
(MIC) of different tannins and tannin extracts against Escherichia coli was systematically …

Synergistic antimicrobial activity of essential oils and oleoresins of cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), clove bud (Syzygium aromaticum) and ginger (Zingiber …

M Sethunga, M Ranasinghe, K Ranaweera… - Biocatalysis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The essential oils (EOs) and oleoresins (ORs) of Cinnamomum zeylanicum (cinnamon) and
Syzygium aromaticum (clove bud), and Zingiber officinale (ginger) are highly important for …

A critical review of the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of green-synthesized plant-based metallic nanoparticles

MM Luzala, CK Muanga, J Kyana, JB Safari, EN Zola… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) produced by green synthesis using plant extracts have
attracted huge interest in the scientific community due to their excellent antibacterial …