Background There is an increased consumer demand for products derived from natural
sources or containing natural compounds used to preserve or improve food quality and/or …

Essential oils (EOs) seem to be more versatile and consist of a variety of volatile and organic
biological active substances that are also employed as the better substitutes in the bacteria …

The antimicrobial activity of essential oils (EO) is associated with the presence of secondary
metabolites synthesized by plants. Its mechanism of action involves the interaction of its …

Petroleum-based packaging materials are typically nonbiodegradable, which leads to
significant adverse environmental and health issues. Therefore, developing novel efficient …

The increasing demand for natural, safe, and sustainable food preservation methods drove
research towards the use of plant antimicrobials as an alternative to synthetic preservatives …

Essential oils (EOs) have recently gained popularity as natural food preservatives due to
their potent antibacterial activity against food pathogens. In this review, the antibacterial …

Origanum species are mostly distributed around the Mediterranean, Euro‐Siberian, and Iran‐
Siberian regions. Since time immemorial, the genus has popularly been used in Southern …

Most edible films/coatings including those made of gelatin cannot be used independently as
packaging films. In this study, active fish gelatin-based bilayer packaging films were …

Origanum vulgare L. is a widely used aromatic plant, especially due to its content in
essential oil, mainly rich in carvacrol and thymol. The ethnopharmacological uses of …

Current strategies of combating bacterial infections are limited and involve the use of
antibiotics and preservatives. Each of these agents has generally inadequate efficacy and a …