Carvone and its pharmacological activities: A systematic review

LTS Pina, MR Serafini, MA Oliveira, LA Sampaio… - Phytochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural products from plants have gained prominence in the search for therapeutic
alternatives. Monoterpenes, such as carvone, are suggested as candidates for the treatment …

Recent advances in tackling microbial multidrug resistance with essential oils: Combinatorial and nano-based strategies

A Trifan, SV Luca, H Greige-Gerges… - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The emergence of multidrug resistant pathogens is a great challenge to the medical field
and a major global health threat requiring novel therapeutic strategies. Among plant …

Effect of Essential Oils on Growth Inhibition, Biofilm Formation and Membrane Integrity of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus

A Martínez, M Manrique-Moreno, MC Klaiss-Luna… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biofilm as a cellular conformation confers survival properties to microbial populations and
favors microbial resistance. Here, we investigated the antimicrobial, antibiofilm, antimotility …

Essential oils: A natural weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria responsible for nosocomial infections

R Iseppi, M Mariani, C Condò, C Sabia, P Messi - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a major concern worldwide. This
trend indicates the need for alternative agents to antibiotics, such as natural compounds of …

Synergistic effects of carvacrol, α-terpinene, γ-terpinene, ρ-cymene and linalool against Gardnerella species

LGV Sousa, J Castro, C Cavaleiro, L Salgueiro… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal infection affecting women worldwide.
This infection is characterized by the loss of the dominant Lactobacillus community in the …

Antibacterial and anti-biofilm activities of cinnamaldehyde against S. epidermidis

M Albano, BP Crulhas, FCB Alves, AFM Pereira… - Microbial …, 2019 - Elsevier
The search for new antimicrobial drugs has been necessary due to the increased bacterial
resistance to antibiotics currently in use, and natural products play an important role in this …

NSAIDs as a drug repurposing strategy for biofilm control

C Leão, A Borges, M Simões - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Persistent infections, usually associated with biofilm-producing bacteria, are challenging for
both medical and scientific communities. The potential interest in drug repurposing for …

Exploring Morin as an anti-quorum sensing agent (anti-QSA) against resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus

P Chemmugil, PTV Lakshmi, A Annamalai - Microbial pathogenesis, 2019 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus an opportunistic pathogen, causes biofilm-associated infections like
nosocomial and chronic disease, where quorum sensing plays vital role. Biofilm-associated …

In vitro activity of essential oils against planktonic and biofilm cells of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)/carbapenamase-producing gram-negative bacteria …

R Iseppi, A Di Cerbo, P Aloisi, M Manelli, V Pellesi… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to analyze the antibacterial activity of four essential oils (EOs),
Melaleuca alternifolia, Eucalyptus globulus, Mentha piperita, and Thymus vulgaris, in …

The Effects of Eugenol, Trans-Cinnamaldehyde, Citronellol, and Terpineol on Escherichia coli Biofilm Control as Assessed by Culture-Dependent and -Independent …

MA Olszewska, A Gędas, M Simões - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bacterial biofilms contribute to problems with preserving food hygiene, jeopardizing any
conventional intervention method used by the food industry. Hence, the approach of using …