Preventing microbial infections with natural phenolic compounds

K Ecevit, AA Barros, JM Silva, RL Reis - Future Pharmacology, 2022 - mdpi.com
The struggle between humans and pathogens has taken and is continuing to take countless
lives every year. As the misusage of conventional antibiotics increases, the complexity …

Flavonoids: isolation, characterization, and health benefits

A Ekalu, JD Habila - Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied …, 2020 - Springer
Background The unique and vast pharmacological activities of flavonoids have made them
of research interest. This led to the use of various techniques to isolate and characterize …

Curcumin, a natural antimicrobial agent with strain-specific activity

A Adamczak, M Ożarowski, TM Karpiński - Pharmaceuticals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Curcumin, a principal bioactive substance of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), is reported as a
strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral agent. However …

Antibacterial effects of curcumin: An in vitro minimum inhibitory concentration study

H Gunes, D Gulen, R Mutlu, A Gumus… - Toxicology and …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Aim: To evaluate the antibacterial effect of curcumin with the minimum inhibitory
concentration (MIC) method in standard bacterial strains. Methods: The in vitro antibacterial …

Edible flowers: a rich source of phytochemicals with antioxidant and hypoglycemic properties

MR Loizzo, A Pugliese, M Bonesi… - Journal of agricultural …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Edible flowers are receiving renewed interest as rich sources of bioactive compounds.
Ethanol extracts of eight edible flowers were phytochemically characterized and investigated …

Enhanced extraction of natural pigments from Curcuma longa L. using natural deep eutectic solvents

Y Liu, J Li, R Fu, L Zhang, D Wang, S Wang - Industrial Crops and Products, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) formed by organic acids and sugars were tested
for their effectiveness in extracting the natural pigments called curcuminoids. Under optimum …

Chemical and physical characteristics and antioxidant activities of the exopolysaccharide produced by Tibetan kefir grains during milk fermentation

Z Chen, J Shi, X Yang, B Nan, Y Liu, Z Wang - International Dairy Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
An exopolysaccharide (EPS) accumulated during milk fermentation by Tibetan kefir was
isolated and characterised in aspects of structural properties and antioxidant activity in vitro …

[HTML][HTML] Nanodevices based on mesoporous glass nanoparticles enhanced with zinc and curcumin to fight infection and regenerate bone

S Sánchez-Salcedo, C Heras, D Lozano, M Vallet-Regí… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology-based approaches are emerging as promising strategies to treat different
bone pathologies such as infection, osteoporosis or cancer. To this end, several types of …

Scrophularia lucida L. as a valuable source of bioactive compounds for pharmaceutical applications: In vitro antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, enzyme inhibitory …

G Zengin, A Stefanucci, MJ Rodrigues, A Mollica… - … of Pharmaceutical and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The genus Scrophularia has received much interest with regards to its traditional uses
against eczema, psoriasis, and mastitis. Yet, the medicinal properties of some species still …

Biological activities and chemical composition of Salvia amplexicaulis Lam. extracts

A Alimpić, A Knežević, M Milutinović, T Stević… - Industrial crops and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study was aimed to examine chemical composition and biological activities of water,
ethanol, methanol, ethyl acetate and dichloromethane extracts of Salvia amplexicaulis …