Antimicrobial natural preparations involving cinnamon, storax and propolis have been long
used topically for treating infections. Cinnamic acids and related molecules are partly …

Reduction in soil fertility and depletion of natural resources due to current intensive
agricultural practices along with climate changes are the major constraints for crop …

Biofilms constitute the predominant microbial style of life in natural and engineered
ecosystems. Facing harsh environmental conditions, microorganisms accumulate reactive …

The use of indwelling devices in current therapeutic practice is associated with hospital‐
acquired bloodstream and deep tissue infections (1). Transplantation medical procedures …

Most bacteria attach to surfaces where they form a biofilm, cells embedded in a complex
matrix of polymers. Cells in biofilms are much better protected against noxious agents than …

The global food supply has been facing increasing challenges during the first decades of the
21 st century. Disease in plants is an important constraint to worldwide crop production …

Natural products with a sulfated scaffold have emerged as antifouling agents with low or
nontoxic effects to the environment. In this study 13 sulfated polyphenols were synthesized …

Marine biofouling has gnawed both mobile and non-mobile marine structures since time
immemorial, leading to the deterioration of designed operational capabilities as well as a …

In cultural heritage field, significant research efforts have been recently made to improve the
efficacy of anti-vegetative treatments and to reduce the environmental impact caused by …

The natural compound zosteric acid, or p-(sulfoxy) cinnamic acid (ZA), is proposed as an
alternative biocide-free agent suitable for preventive or integrative anti-biofilm approaches …