Essential oils (EOs) are volatile and concentrated liquids extracted from different parts of
plants. Bioactive compounds found in EOs, especially terpenes and terpenoids possess a …

Spice plants have a great influence on world history. For centuries, different civilizations
have used them to condiment the foods of kings and nobles and applied them as embalming …

The interest in using natural antimicrobials instead of chemical preservatives in food
products has been increasing in recent years. In regard to this, essential oils—natural and …

Background Consumer concern on the use of naturally-occurring antimicrobials from plants,
microorganisms and animal sources continues to grow daily, mostly triggered by the …

Antimicrobial resistance presents us with a potential global crisis as it undermines the
abilities of conventional antibiotics to combat pathogenic microbes. The history of …

Abstract COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2 has recently emerged as a global pandemic.
Intense efforts are ongoing to find a vaccine or a drug to control the disease across the …

Essential oils (EOs) are a mixture of natural, volatile, and aromatic compounds obtained
from plants. In recent years, several studies have shown that some of their benefits can be …

Increasing the demands of consumers for organic and safer foods has led to applying new
technologies for food preservation. Active packaging (AP) containing natural antimicrobial …

Citrus is a genus belonging to the Rutaceae family and includes important crops like orange,
lemons, pummelos, grapefruits, limes, etc. Citrus essential oils (CEOs) consist of some major …

A huge variety of plants are harvested worldwide and their different constituents can be
converted into a broad range of bionanomaterials. In parallel, much research effort in …