Natural products are compounds produced by living organisms and can be divided into two
main categories: primary (PMs) and secondary metabolites (SMs). Plant PMs are crucial for …

Plant extracts contain large amounts of bioactive compounds, mainly polyphenols.
Polyphenols inhibit the growth of microorganisms, especially bacteria. Their mechanism of …

Food packaging is designed to protect foods, to provide required information about the food,
and to make food handling convenient for distribution to consumers. Packaging has a crucial …

Prevention of food spoilage and food poisoning pathogens is usually achieved by use of
chemical preservatives which have negative impacts including: human health hazards of the …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Schisandra chinensis (called bei-wuweizi in Chinese, S.
chinensis) and Schisandra sphenanthera (called nan-wuweizi in Chinese, S. sphenanthera) …

Essential oils (EOs) are complex mixtures of low molecular weight compounds extracted
from plants by steam distillation and various solvents. Terpenoids and phenylpropanoids are …

Abstract Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, or Chinese skullcap, has been widely used as a
medicinal plant in China for thousands of years, where the preparation from its roots is …

This review presents current knowledge on antimicrobial agents that are already used in the
food packaging industry. At the beginning, innovative ways of food packaging were …

Eugenol, a phytogenic bioactive component is frequently found in diversified herbal plants
possessing well-defined functional attributes. Prominent sources of eugenol are clove …

Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) contains a range of nutrients including bioactive
carbohydrates and proteins, polyphenols, phytosterols, vitamins, carotenoids, and minerals …