Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of essential oil terpenes against pathogenic and spoilage-forming bacteria and cell structure-activity relationships evaluated by …

H Zengin, AH Baysal - Molecules, 2014 - mdpi.com
The antibacterial activity and antioxidant effect of the compounds α-terpineol, linalool,
eucalyptol and α-pinene obtained from essential oils (EOs), against pathogenic and …

Anti-ulcer activity of essential oil constituents

FA Oliveira, LN Andrade, ÉBV De Sousa, DP De Sousa - Molecules, 2014 - mdpi.com
Essential oils have attracted considerable worldwide attention over the last few decades.
These natural products have wide-ranging pharmacological activities and biotechnological …

Chemical composition and antioxidant properties of Laurus nobilis L. and Myrtus communis L. essential oils from Morocco and evaluation of their antimicrobial …

L Cherrat, L Espina, M Bakkali… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND This study describes the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of Laurus
nobilis L. and Myrtus communis L. essential oils (EOs). This is the first report of the …

Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of Mentha pulegium, Lavandula stoechas and Satureja calamintha Scheele essential oils and an …

L Cherrat, L Espina, M Bakkali, R Pagán… - Innovative Food Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
The present work investigates the chemical composition and antioxidant properties of three
essential oils (EOs)(Mentha pulegium L., Lavandula stoechas L. and Satureja calamintha …

Assessment of antioxidative, chelating, and DNA-protective effects of selected essential oil components (eugenol, carvacrol, thymol, borneol, eucalyptol) of plants and …

E Horvathova, J Navarova, E Galova… - Journal of agricultural …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Selected components of plant essential oils and intact Rosmarinus officinalis oil (RO) were
investigated for their antioxidant, iron-chelating, and DNA-protective effects. Antioxidant …

Antibacterial adhesion of borneol-based polymer via surface chiral stereochemistry

L Luo, G Li, D Luan, Q Yuan, Y Wei… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
During its adhesion on external surfaces, a cell exhibits obvious inclination to different
molecular chirality, which encourages us to develop a new type of antibacterial material …

Oxygenated monoterpenes citral and carvacrol cause oxidative damage in Escherichia coli without the involvement of tricarboxylic acid cycle and Fenton reaction

B Chueca, R Pagán, D García-Gonzalo - International journal of food …, 2014 - Elsevier
Oxygenated monoterpenes citral and carvacrol are common constituents of many essential
oils (EOs) that have been extensively studied as antimicrobial agents but whose …

Chemical composition, in vitro anti-yeast activity and fruit juice preservation potential of lemon grass oil

AK Tyagi, D Gottardi, A Malik, ME Guerzoni - LWT-Food Science and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The anti-yeast activity of lemon grass oil was evaluated against several food spoiling yeasts
(Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Zygosaccharomyces bailii, Aureobasidium pullulans, Candida …

Effect of Thymus vulgaris and Origanum compactum essential oils on the shelf life of fresh goat cheese

S Zantar, F Yedri, R Mrabet, A Laglaoui… - Journal of Essential …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
We have carried out our study on the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of
Thymus vulgaris and Origanum compactum essential oils that were harvested in the …

Differential Mechanism of Escherichia coli Inactivation by (+)-Limonene as a Function of Cell Physiological State and Drug's Concentration

B Chueca, R Pagan, D Garcia-Gonzalo - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
(+)-limonene is a lipophilic antimicrobial compound, extracted from citrus fruits' essential
oils, that is used as a flavouring agent and organic solvent by the food industry. A recent …