Essential oils and their application in food safety

A Maurya, J Prasad, S Das, AK Dwivedy - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Food industries are facing a great challenge due to contamination of food products with
different microbes such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites, etc. These microbes deteriorate …

Essential oils as antimicrobial agents—myth or real alternative?

K Wińska, W Mączka, J Łyczko, M Grabarczyk… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Herbs and the essential oils derived from them have been used from the beginning of
human history for different purposes. Their beneficial properties have been applied to mask …

Nanoparticles—Attractive carriers of antimicrobial essential oils

A Nair, R Mallya, V Suvarna, TA Khan, M Momin… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microbial pathogens are the most prevalent cause of chronic infections and fatalities around
the world. Antimicrobial agents including antibiotics have been frequently utilized in the …

Ursolic acid-based derivatives as potential anti-cancer agents: An update

V Khwaza, OO Oyedeji, BA Aderibigbe - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ursolic acid is a pharmacologically active pentacyclic triterpenoid derived from medicinal
plants, fruit, and vegetables. The pharmacological activities of ursolic acid have been …

Essential oils of Lamiaceae family plants as antifungals

TM Karpiński - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The incidence of fungal infections has been steadily increasing in recent years. Systemic
mycoses are characterized by the highest mortality. At the same time, the frequency of …

Carvacrol exhibits rapid bactericidal activity against Streptococcus pyogenes through cell membrane damage

NM Wijesundara, SF Lee, Z Cheng, R Davidson… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Streptococcus pyogenes is an important human pathogen worldwide. The identification of
natural antibacterial phytochemicals has renewed interest due to the current scarcity of …

Phytochemical constituents, biological activities, and health‐promoting effects of the genus Origanum

M Sharifi‐Rad, Y Berkay Yılmaz, G Antika… - Phytotherapy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

A Recent Insight Regarding the Phytochemistry and Bioactivity of Origanum vulgare L. Essential Oil

A Lombrea, D Antal, F Ardelean, S Avram… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Essential oils as natural antimicrobial agents in postharvest treatments of fruits and vegetables: A review

Y Esmaeili, S Paidari, SA Baghbaderani… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Springer
Increasing consumer concerns about the dangers associated with synthetically produced
additives in food processing have led researchers to focus their investigation on eco-friendly …

Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Algeria: A multiregional ethnobotanical study

K Belhouala, B Benarba - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Traditional medicine is the cornerstone that boosts scientific research to explore new
therapeutic approaches. The study aimed to assess the traditional knowledge and use of …