Plant antimicrobials for food quality and safety: Recent views and future challenges

L Pinto, MR Tapia-Rodríguez, F Baruzzi… - Foods, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The increasing demand for natural, safe, and sustainable food preservation methods drove
research towards the use of plant antimicrobials as an alternative to synthetic preservatives …

Rosemary essential oil: Chemical and biological properties, with emphasis on its delivery systems for food preservation

J Yang, G Goksen, W Zhang - Food Control, 2023‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Co-encapsulation of broccoli sprout extract nanoliposomes into basil seed gum: effects on in vitro antioxidant, antibacterial and anti-Listeria activities in ricotta cheese

Z Azarashkan, S Farahani, A Abedinia… - International Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the antioxidant and antibacterial activities (AOA and ABA) of
broccoli sprout extract (BSE) nanoliposomes co-encapsulated into basil seeds gum (BSG) …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial activity of some plant extracts and their applications in homemade tomato paste and pasteurized cow milk as natural preservatives

ESH Atwaa, MR Shahein, HA Radwan, NS Mohammed… - Fermentation, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Synthetic chemical preservatives are widely used in the food industry to delay the
deterioration caused by microbial growth, enzyme activities and oxidation reactions. The last …

[HTML][HTML] Application of enterocin-whey films to reduce Listeria monocytogenes contamination on ripened cheese

SPM Silva, JA Teixeira, CCG Silva - Food microbiology, 2023‏ - Elsevier
An enterocin whey solution, obtained by growing Enterococcus faecalis L2B21K3 and
L3A21K6 in sweet whey–enterocin whey solution (EWS), was incorporated into …

Development of carboxymethyl cellulose/chitosan double-layer hydrogel combining myrtle essential oil and thyme honey to enhance antibacterial and mechanical …

R Monfared-Hajishirkiaee, H Ehtesabi, A Rezaei… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Bacterial infection and oxidative stress are still mentioned as critical problems for wound
treatment because they often cause delays in wound healing. Creating a suitable …

Rosemary: Unrevealing an old aromatic crop as a new source of promising functional food additive—A review

K Qiu, S Wang, F Duan, Z Sang, S Wei… - … Reviews in Food …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) is one of the most famous spice plants belonging to the
Lamiaceae family as a remarkably beautiful horticultural plant and economically agricultural …

Antibacterial mechanisms of diacetyl on Listeria monocytogenes and its application in Inner Mongolian cheese preservation via gelatin-based edible films

H Cui, Y Chen, T Aziz, F Al-Asmari, MS Alwethaynani… - Food Control, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Cheese spoilage caused by Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) contamination
results in food waste, economic losses, and even threatens human health. Diacetyl, a …

Extension of ultrafiltered cheese shelf life using edible coatings containing supercritical rosemary, thyme and coriander extracts as antimicrobial agents

PBRA Alloh, MM El-Said, HS El-Sayed, DA Baranenko… - Food Control, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Currently, supercritical extraction allows for the “green” isolation of plant antimicrobial
components and their subsequent use in the food industry. The study aims to extend the …

Listeria monocytogenes from Food Products and Food Associated Environments: Antimicrobial Resistance, Genetic Clustering and Biofilm Insights

A Silva, V Silva, JP Gomes, A Coelho, R Batista… - Antibiotics, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Listeria monocytogenes, a foodborne pathogen, exhibits high adaptability to adverse
environmental conditions and is common in the food industry, especially in ready-to-eat …