Phytochemicals as invaluable sources of potent antimicrobial agents to combat antibiotic resistance

R Jadimurthy, S Jagadish, SC Nayak, S Kumar… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Many microorganisms develop resistance to drugs through different
mechanisms, and this process is called antimicrobial resistance. It is highly essential to …

Recent advances in exploiting carrageenans as a versatile functional material for promising biomedical applications

F Liu, G Duan, H Yang - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023 - Elsevier
Carrageenans are a group of biopolymers widely found in red seaweeds. Commercial
carrageenans have been traditionally used as emulsifiers, stabilizers, and thickening and …

Evaluation of the Antimicrobial and Antivirulent Potential of Essential Oils Isolated from Juniperus oxycedrus L. ssp. macrocarpa Aerial Parts

G Spengler, M Gajdács, MG Donadu, M Usai… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
As a consequence of the worsening situation with multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens and
a disparity in the commercialization of novel antimicrobial agents, scientists have been …

Natural Compounds: A Hopeful Promise as an Antibiofilm Agent Against Candida Species

A Shariati, M Didehdar, S Razavi, M Heidary… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The biofilm communities of Candida are resistant to various antifungal treatments. The ability
of Candida to form biofilms on abiotic and biotic surfaces is considered one of the most …

Activity of Free and Liposome-Encapsulated Essential Oil from Lavandula angustifolia against Persister-Derived Biofilm of Candida auris

E de Alteriis, A Maione, A Falanga, R Bellavita… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The high virulence of Candida auris, a pathogen fungus considered as a global threat for
public health, is due to its peculiar traits such as its intrinsic resistance to conventional …

Eucalyptol/β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex loaded gellan/PVA nanofibers as antifungal drug delivery system

P Mishra, P Gupta, AK Srivastava, KM Poluri… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fungal infections pose a serious threat to humankind due to the toxicity of conventional
antifungal therapy and continuous emerging incidence of multidrug resistance. Essential oils …

Evaluation of the Pathogenic-Mixed Biofilm Formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa/Staphylococcus aureus and Treatment with Limonene on Three Different …

E Gambino, A Maione, M Guida, L Albarano… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Biofilms have been found growing on implantable medical devices. This can
lead to persistent clinical infections. The highly antibiotic-resistant property of biofilms …

Dissecting the anti-biofilm potency of kappa-carrageenan capped silver nanoparticles against Candida species

P Gupta, A Goel, KR Singh, MK Meher, K Gulati… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global antimicrobial crisis and advent of drug resistant fungal strains has substantially
distressed disease management for clinicians. Biodegradable silver nanoparticles (AgNps) …

Geraniol eradicates Candida glabrata biofilm by targeting multiple cellular pathways

P Gupta, H Gupta, KM Poluri - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021 - Springer
Global burden of fungal infections and associated health risk has accelerated at an
incredible pace and needs to be attended at the earliest with an unbeatable therapeutic …

Integrated physiological, metabolomic, and proteome analysis of Alpinia officinarum Hance essential oil inhibits the growth of Fusarium oxysporum of Panax …

XY Liu, YY Huo, J Yang, TT Li, FR Xu, HP Wan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fusarium oxysporum is the main pathogen of Panax notoginseng root rot, and chemical
fungicides remain the primary measures to control the disease. Plant essential oil (EO) is a …