[HTML][HTML] Essential oils as anticancer agents: Potential role in malignancies, drug delivery mechanisms, and immune system enhancement

M Sharma, K Grewal, R Jandrotia, DR Batish… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer retains a central place in fatality rates among the wide variety of diseases known
world over, and the conventional synthetic medicaments, albeit used until now, produce …

[HTML][HTML] Update on monoterpenes as antimicrobial agents: A particular focus on p-cymene

A Marchese, CR Arciola, R Barbieri, AS Silva… - Materials, 2017 - mdpi.com
p-Cymene [1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-benzene] is a monoterpene found in over 100 plant
species used for medicine and food purposes. It shows a range of biological activity …

Lamiaceae Essential Oils, Phytochemical Profile, Antioxidant, and Biological Activities

LR Ramos da Silva, OO Ferreira… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Medicinal and aromatic plants present important active compounds that have potential for
use in food, pharmaceutical, and agriculture industries. In this sense, the present work …

[HTML][HTML] Lamiaceae essential oils, phytochemical profile, antioxidant, and biological activities

LRR da Silva, OO Ferreira, JN Cruz… - Evidence-based …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Medicinal and aromatic plants present important active compounds that have potential for
use in food, pharmaceutical, and agriculture industries. In this sense, the present work …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemical profile and evaluation of the biological activities of essential oils derived from the Greek aromatic plant species Ocimum basilicum, Mentha …

E Fitsiou, G Mitropoulou, K Spyridopoulou… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Natural products, known for their medicinal properties since antiquity, are continuously
being studied for their biological properties. In the present study, we analyzed the …

[HTML][HTML] Extraction of essential oil from Citrus reticulate Blanco peel and its antibacterial activity against Cutibacterium acnes (formerly Propionibacterium acnes)

HS Hou, EM Bonku, R Zhai, R Zeng, YL Hou, ZH Yang… - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Citrus is one of the largest output fruits in the word. In China, the major orange variety is the
Citrus reticulate Blanco (Ponkan). The peels are discarded as waste material, its …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the potent anticancer activity of essential oils and their bioactive compounds: Mechanisms and prospects for future cancer therapy

F Mohamed Abdoul-Latif, A Ainane… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, affecting millions of people each
year. Fortunately, the last decades have been marked by considerable advances in the field …

Mechanisms of nanoencapsulation to boost the antimicrobial efficacy of essential oils: A review

S Yousefi, W Weisany, SE Hosseini, M Ghasemlou - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the role of nanotechnology, specifically nanoencapsulation, in
enhancing food safety through antimicrobial effectiveness. Food safety is a critical global …

[HTML][HTML] Extraction, Chemical Composition, and Anticancer Potential of Origanum onites L. Essential Oil

K Spyridopoulou, E Fitsiou, E Bouloukosta… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Origanum species are plants rich in volatile oils that are mainly used for culinary purposes.
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the biological activities of their essential …

Citrus medica essential oil exhibits significant antimicrobial and antiproliferative activity

G Mitropoulou, E Fitsiou, K Spyridopoulou… - Lwt, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of the study was to investigate the antimicrobial and antiproliferative activity of
Citrus medica essential oil produced by hydrostillation and evaluate its commercial potential …