A comprehensive review of the antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral potential of essential oils and their chemical constituents against drug-resistant microbial …

S Tariq, S Wani, W Rasool, K Shafi, MA Bhat… - Microbial …, 2019 - Elsevier
Essential oils are a complex mixture of odoriferous, volatile organic compounds. There are
an extensive number of published articles which highlight the antimicrobial action of a …

Antimicrobial use and resistance in plant agriculture: a one health perspective

SA Miller, JP Ferreira, JT LeJeune - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bactericides, fungicides, and other pesticides play an important role in the management of
plant diseases. However, their use can result in residues on plants and in the environment …

Terpene derivatives as a potential agent against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pathogens

NA Mahizan, SK Yang, CL Moo, AAL Song, CM Chong… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
The evolution of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in pathogens has prompted extensive
research to find alternative therapeutics. Plants rich with natural secondary metabolites are …

Antimicrobial activity of some essential oils—present status and future perspectives

S Chouhan, K Sharma, S Guleria - Medicines, 2017 - mdpi.com
Extensive documentation on the antimicrobial properties of essential oils and their
constituents has been carried out by several workers. Although the mechanism of action of a …

Essential oils as multicomponent mixtures and their potential for human health and well-being

M Bunse, R Daniels, C Gründemann… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Essential oils (EOs) and their individual volatile organic constituents have been an inherent
part of our civilization for thousands of years. They are widely used as fragrances in …

Review on the antibacterial mechanism of plant‐derived compounds against multidrug‐resistant bacteria (MDR)

N Jubair, M Rajagopal, S Chinnappan… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial resistance has progressed rapidly and is becoming the leading cause of death
globally. The spread of antibiotic‐resistant microorganisms has been a significant threat to …

Essential oils and their major components: an updated review on antimicrobial activities, mechanism of action and their potential application in the food industry

M Angane, S Swift, K Huang, CA Butts, SY Quek - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
A novel alternative to synthetic preservatives is the use of natural products such as essential
oil (EO) as a natural food-grade preservative. EOs are Generally Recognized as Safe …

Efflux pump inhibitors for bacterial pathogens: From bench to bedside

A Sharma, VK Gupta, R Pathania - Indian Journal of Medical …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
With the advent of antibiotics, bacterial infections were supposed to be a thing of past.
However, this instead led to the selection and evolution of bacteria with mechanisms to …

Plant-based phytochemicals as possible alternative to antibiotics in combating bacterial drug resistance

HMA AlSheikh, I Sultan, V Kumar, IA Rather… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The unprecedented use of antibiotics that led to development of resistance affect human
health worldwide. Prescription of antibiotics imprudently and irrationally in different diseases …

The challenge of efflux-mediated antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria

XZ Li, P Plésiat, H Nikaido - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
The global emergence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria is a growing threat to
antibiotic therapy. The chromosomally encoded drug efflux mechanisms that are ubiquitous …