Nerolidol: a sesquiterpene alcohol with multi-faceted pharmacological and biological activities

WK Chan, LTH Tan, KG Chan, LH Lee, BH Goh - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Nerolidol (3, 7, 11-trimethyl-1, 6, 10-dodecatrien-3-ol) is a naturally occurring sesquiterpene
alcohol that is present in various plants with a floral odor. It is synthesized as an intermediate …

Antibacterial activity of essential oils and their isolated constituents against cariogenic bacteria: a systematic review

IA Freires, C Denny, B Benso, SM Alencar, PL Rosalen - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Dental caries remains the most prevalent and costly oral infectious disease worldwide.
Several methods have been employed to prevent this biofilm-dependent disease, including …

Antimicrobial activity of several essential oils on pathogenic and beneficial bacteria

CMS Ambrosio, SM de Alencar, RLM de Sousa… - Industrial Crops and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The possibility to transfer antibiotic resistance from animal gut bacteria to human pathogens
by animal source foods has stimulated the search for alternatives to replace the antibiotic …

Baccharis reticularia DC. and Limonene Nanoemulsions: Promising Larvicidal Agents for Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Control

GS Botas, RAS Cruz, FB De Almeida, JL Duarte… - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
Baccharis reticularia DC. is a plant species from the Asteraceae family that is endemic to
Brazil. Despite the great importance of Baccharis genus, no study has been carried out …

Baccharis (Asteraceae): Chemical constituents and biological activities.

FR Campos, J Bressan, VCG Jasinski… - Chemistry & …, 2016 - cabdirect.org
This review provides an overview on chemical and pharmacological studies on the essential
oil, extracts, fractions and pure compounds from species of Baccharis, including their use in …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils against Streptococcus mutans and their Antiproliferative Effects

LCC Galvão, VF Furletti, SMF Bersan… - Evidence-Based …, 2012 - hindawi.com
This study aimed to evaluate the activity of essential oils (EOs) against Streptococcus
mutans biofilm by chemically characterizing their fractions responsible for biological and …

Anti-atherogenic and anti-angiogenic activities of polyphenols from propolis

JB Daleprane, V da Silva Freitas, A Pacheco… - The Journal of nutritional …, 2012 - Elsevier
Propolis is a polyphenol-rich resinous substance extensively used to improve health and
prevent diseases. The effects of polyphenols from different sources of propolis on …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical Composition and Antifungal Activity of Myrcia multiflora and Eugenia florida Essential Oils

OO Ferreira, SHM da Silva, MS de Oliveira… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The essential oils of three specimens of Myrcia multiflora (A, B and C) and Eugenia florida
were extracted by hydrodistillation, and the chemical compositions from the essential oils …

Schistosoma mansoni: in vitro schistosomicidal activity of essential oil of Baccharis trimera (less) DC

RN de Oliveira, VLG Rehder, ASS Oliveira… - Experimental …, 2012 - Elsevier
Schistosomiasis is a chronic parasitic disease caused by the trematode species
Schistosoma mansoni. Chemotherapy is the only immediate recourse to minimize the …

The chemical and biological properties of propolis

W Siheri, S Alenezi, J Tusiimire, DG Watson - Bee products-chemical and …, 2017 - Springer
The term propolis comes from two Greek words, pro (which means for or in defence of) and
polis (which means the city); thus, propolis means in defence of the city or beehive. Propolis …