[HTML][HTML] Plant antimicrobials for food quality and safety: Recent views and future challenges

L Pinto, MR Tapia-Rodríguez, F Baruzzi… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Biopolymer hybrid materials: Development, characterization, and food packaging applications

L Pinto, MA Bonifacio, E De Giglio, E Santovito… - Food packaging and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Current trends in food packaging systems are oriented to biodegradable materials,
especially with enhanced features. The latter are often provided by the combination of …

[HTML][HTML] Natural plant extracts: an update about novel spraying as an alternative of chemical pesticides to extend the postharvest shelf life of fruits and vegetables

MU Shahbaz, M Arshad, K Mukhtar, BG Nabi… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fresh fruits and vegetables, being the source of important vitamins, minerals, and other plant
chemicals, are of boundless importance these days. Although in agriculture, the green …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative Study of Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils and Crude Extracts of Four Characteristic Zingiberaceae Herbs

M Ivanović, K Makoter, M Islamčević Razboršek - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The ginger family (Zingiberaceae) includes plants that are known worldwide to have a
distinctive smell and taste, which are often used as spices in the kitchen, but also in various …

Effect of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and gaseous ozone pre-packaging treatment on the physico-chemical, microbiological and sensory quality of small …

L Pinto, A Palma, M Cefola, B Pace, S D'Aquino… - Food Packaging and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this work has been to evaluate the combined effect of modified atmosphere
packaging (MAP), and a gaseous ozone pre-treatment on the main microbiological and …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of Thymus vulgaris L. essential oil and thymol on the microbiological properties of meat and meat products: A review

M Posgay, B Greff, V Kapcsándi, E Lakatos - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Since foodborne diseases are often considered as one of the biggest public health threats
worldwide, effective preservation strategies are needed to inhibit the growth of undesirable …

Essential oils: An eco‐friendly alternative for controlling toxigenic fungi in cereal grains

NA Almeida, L Freire… - … Reviews in Food …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi are widely disseminated in the environment and are major food contaminants,
colonizing plant tissues throughout the production chain, from preharvest to postharvest …

Application of exogenous phenolic compounds in improving postharvest fruits quality: Classification, potential biochemical mechanisms and synergistic treatment

X Liu, L Wei, C Miao, Q Zhang, J Yan, S Li… - Food Reviews …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Phenolic compounds (PCs), flavonoids, non-flavonoids and hybrid phenolics,
with antibacterial and antioxidant properties, which can be applied to improve the fruit …

Alleviatory effects of salicylic acid on postharvest softening and cell wall degradation of 'Jinshayou'pummelo (Citrus maxima Merr.): A comparative physiological and …

C Chen, Q Huang, X Peng, C Wan, J Zeng, Y Zhang… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The regulatory mechanisms underlying the salicylic acid (SA)-mediated inhibition of
senescence in pummelo fruit, the largest known citrus variety, remain unclear. Herein …

[HTML][HTML] Natural agents against bovine mastitis pathogens

Z Kovačević, M Radinović, I Čabarkapa, N Kladar… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bovine mastitis is the most widespread and economically important disease worldwide. The
present study aimed to determine bioactive compounds in two essential oils (EOs) from wild …