BACKGROUND The growing demand for natural food preservatives in the last decade has
promoted investigations on their application for preserving perishable foods. In this context …

The large surface area and ability to retain moisture of textile structures enable
microorganisms' growth, which causes a range of undesirable effects, not only on the textile …

Indiscriminate and irrational use of antibiotics has created an unprecedented challenge for
human civilization due to microbe's development of antimicrobial resistance. It is difficult to …

In this review, we address recent advances made in pathway engineering, directed
evolution, and systems/synthetic biology approaches employed in the production and …

Antibacterial and antifungal activities of six plant-derived flavonoids representing two
different structural groups were evaluated against standard strains of Escherichia coli …

Flavonoids are polyphenolic phytochemicals generally found in vegetables, fruits, flowers,
nuts, seeds, tea, honey and propolis. In the past plants containing these compounds have …

Background The unique and vast pharmacological activities of flavonoids have made them
of research interest. This led to the use of various techniques to isolate and characterize …

The emergence of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria has led to renewed interest in
exploring the potential of plant‐derived antimicrobials (PDAs) as an alternative therapeutic …

Essential oils (EOs) and Plant extracts (PEs) are gaining attention as eco-friendly
alternatives to synthetic fungicides for the management of soil-borne fungi related to root rot …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the dry and rainy season on the
antibacterial activity and chemical composition of the Brazilian red propolis. The samples …