It is accepted that the medicinal use of complex mixtures of plant-derived bioactive
compounds is more effective than purified bioactive compounds due to beneficial …

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 …

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 …

Since ancient times, folk medicine and agro-food science have benefitted from the use of
plant derivatives, such as essential oils, to combat different diseases, as well as to preserve …

Consumption of fruits is rapidly increasing due to high nutritional properties. Fresh fruits
provide all the necessary supplements like fibre, vitamins, etc which are lacking these days …

The incidence of fungal infections has been steadily increasing in recent years. Systemic
mycoses are characterized by the highest mortality. At the same time, the frequency of …

The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has urged researchers to explore
therapeutic alternatives, one of which includes the use of natural plant products such as …

Current study used high pressure microfludizer to encapsulate eugenol (EUG), carvacrol
(CAR) and cinnamaldehyde (CA) in oil-in water nanoemulsion. The prime objective of this …

The food industry has long been committed to finding alternatives of chemical preservatives
to retain the freshness of food. However, the use of chemical preservatives has raised …

Aspergillus flavus is a facultative parasite that contaminates several important food crops at
both the pre-and post-harvest stages. Moreover, it is an opportunistic animal and human …