Polymer‐based composites: an indispensable material for present and future applications

IO Oladele, TF Omotosho… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Right from the early days, polymer materials have been discovered as being beneficial for
various applications but a poor understanding of these materials greatly handicapped their …

Bioprospecting plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for enhancing the biological properties and phytochemical composition of medicinally important crops

A Rizvi, B Ahmed, MS Khan, HS El-Beltagi, S Umar… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Traditionally, medicinal plants have long been used as a natural therapy. Plant-derived
extracts or phytochemicals have been exploited as food additives and for curing many …

Bioactive compounds from mangrove endophytic fungus and their uses for microorganism control

RD Cadamuro, IMA da Silveira Bastos, IT Silva… - Journal of fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mangroves are ecosystems with unique characteristics due to the high salinity and amount
of organic matter that house a rich biodiversity. Fungi have aroused much interest as they …

Natural agents targeting mitochondria in cancer

S Mani, G Swargiary, KK Singh - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are the key energy provider to highly proliferating cancer cells, and are
subsequently considered one of the critical targets in cancer therapeutics. Several …

A sustainable solution to skin diseases: ecofriendly transdermal patches

EG Yilmaz, E Ece, Ö Erdem, I Eş, F Inci - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Skin is the largest epithelial surface of the human body, with a surface area of 2 m2 for the
average adult human. Being an external organ, it is susceptible to more than 3000 potential …

Therapeutic promises of medicinal plants in Bangladesh and their bioactive compounds against ulcers and inflammatory diseases

SR Ahmed, MF Rabbee, A Roy, R Chowdhury, A Banik… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
When functioning properly, the stomach is the center of both physical and mental
satisfaction. Gastrointestinal disorders, or malfunctioning of the stomach, due to infections …

Prosopis Plant Chemical Composition and Pharmacological Attributes: Targeting Clinical Studies from Preclinical Evidence

J Sharifi-Rad, F Kobarfard, A Ata, SA Ayatollahi… - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Members of the Prosopis genus are native to America, Africa and Asia, and have long been
used in traditional medicine. The Prosopis species most commonly used for medicinal …

The Use of Euterpe oleracea Mart. As a New Perspective for Disease Treatment and Prevention

TSS de Almeida Magalhães, PC de Oliveira Macedo… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Euterpe oleracea Mart.(EO), popularly known as açaí, belongs to the Arecaceae family and
grows abundantly in Brazil. The fruit of this palm tree is widely used because of its anti …

GC–MS profiling of naturally extracted essential oils: Antimicrobial and beverage preservative actions

RF El-Kased, DM El-Kersh - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the antimicrobial effects of natural essential
oils (EO) and determine their preservative action. Eight natural essential oils were tested …

Inhibitory Activity of Saussurea costus Extract against Bacteria, Candida, Herpes, and SARS-CoV-2

H Idriss, B Siddig, P González-Maldonado, HM Elkhair… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Medicinal herbs have long been utilized to treat various diseases or to relieve the symptoms
of some ailments for extended periods. The present investigation demonstrates the …