Therapeutic potential of flavonoids and tannins in management of oral infectious diseases—a review

J Kováč, L Slobodníková, E Trajčíková, K Rendeková… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Medicinal plants are rich sources of valuable molecules with various profitable biological
effects, including antimicrobial activity. The advantages of herbal products are their …

Phytochemical-based nanomaterials against antibiotic-resistant bacteria: an updated review

R Díaz-Puertas, FJ Álvarez-Martínez, A Falco… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) is a growing global health threat, leading to the search for
alternative strategies to combat bacterial infections. Phytochemicals, which are naturally …

Biocontrol potential of chitin and chitosan extracted from black soldier fly pupal exuviae against bacterial wilt of tomato

VJ Kemboi, C Kipkoech, M Njire, S Were, MK Lagat… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) is ranked one of the most destructive bacterial
pathogens inducing rapid and fatal wilting symptoms on tomatoes. Yield losses on tomatoes …

Natural medicine a promising candidate in combating microbial biofilm

A Shamim, A Ali, Z Iqbal, MA Mirza, M Aqil, SM Kawish… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Studies on biofilm-related infections are gaining prominence owing to their involvement in
most clinical infections and seriously threatening global public health. A biofilm is a natural …

In vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activities of ethanolic extracts from the leaves and stems of Oudneya Africana R. growing in the El Oued (Algeria)

SN Nacer, A Zobeidi, C Bensouici, MLB Amor… - Biomass Conversion …, 2023 - Springer
This work is a component of the development of the aerial parts (leaves and stems) of
Oudneya africana R., of the Brassicaceae family. For that purpose, the total phenolic content …

Chemical Profile, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities, Mechanisms of Action of the Leaf Extract of Aloe arborescens Mill

TS Maliehe, MI Nqotheni, JS Shandu, TN Selepe… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aloe arborescens Mill's extracts have been explored for antibacterial and antioxidant
efficacies. However, there is limited information on its chemical composition and mechanism …

Plant Natural Products as Antimicrobials for Control of Streptomyces scabies: A Causative Agent of the Common Scab Disease

J Gutierrez, A Bakke, M Vatta, AR Merrill - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The common scab disease caused by Streptomyces scabies, a soil-dwelling Gram-positive
bacterium, is an economically important disease of potatoes and other tuber crops. The lack …

Hydrocinnamic Acid and Perillyl Alcohol Potentiate the Action of Antibiotics against Escherichia coli

M Sousa, AC Afonso, LS Teixeira, A Borges… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The treatment of bacterial infections has been troubled by the increased resistance to
antibiotics, instigating the search for new antimicrobial therapies. Phytochemicals have …

Studies regarding the antimicrobial behavior of clotrimazole and limonene

V Schroder, N Radu, PC Cornea, OA Coman, LC Pirvu… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The paper presents the results of the studies performed to establish the effect of the mixtures
between limonene and clotrimazole against microbial pathogens involved in dermatological …

Established antibacterial drugs from plants

AJ Seukep, HG Mbuntcha, EM Zeuko'o… - Advances in Botanical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plants hold great promise as a source of novel antimicrobial agents due to a wide variety of
chemically and structurally diverse secondary metabolites generally grouped into …