A comprehensive review of the antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral potential of essential oils and their chemical constituents against drug-resistant microbial …

S Tariq, S Wani, W Rasool, K Shafi, MA Bhat… - Microbial …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Antimicrobial properties of plant essential oils against human pathogens and their mode of action: an updated review

MK Swamy, MS Akhtar… - … Based Complementary and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A wide range of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) have been explored for their
essential oils in the past few decades. Essential oils are complex volatile compounds …

Antibacterial activity of terpenes and terpenoids present in essential oils

AC Guimarães, LM Meireles, MF Lemos… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: The antimicrobial activity of essential oils has been reported in hundreds of
studies, however, the great majority of these studies attribute the activity to the most …

Phytochemical and potential properties of seaweeds and their recent applications: A review

HS El-Beltagi, AA Mohamed, HI Mohamed… - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since ancient times, seaweeds have been employed as source of highly bioactive
secondary metabolites that could act as key medicinal components. Furthermore, research …

Ethnobotany and the role of plant natural products in antibiotic drug discovery

G Porras, F Chassagne, JT Lyles, L Marquez… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The crisis of antibiotic resistance necessitates creative and innovative approaches, from
chemical identification and analysis to the assessment of bioactivity. Plant natural products …

Encapsulation of essential oils and their application in antimicrobial active packaging

AR Mukurumbira, RA Shellie, R Keast, EA Palombo… - Food Control, 2022 - Elsevier
Contamination of food by spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms is a major challenge to
public health, food security and sustainability. As a response, there has been a growing …

Essential oils and its antibacterial, antifungal and anti-oxidant activity applications: A review

T Hou, SS Sana, H Li, Y **ng, A Nanda, VR Netala… - Food Bioscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Essential oils (EOs) seem to be more versatile and consist of a variety of volatile and organic
biological active substances that are also employed as the better substitutes in the bacteria …

Essential oils and their major components: an updated review on antimicrobial activities, mechanism of action and their potential application in the food industry

M Angane, S Swift, K Huang, CA Butts, SY Quek - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
A novel alternative to synthetic preservatives is the use of natural products such as essential
oil (EO) as a natural food-grade preservative. EOs are Generally Recognized as Safe …

[HTML][HTML] Using essential oils to overcome bacterial biofilm formation and their antimicrobial resistance

KA El-Tarabily, MT El-Saadony, M Alagawany… - Saudi Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increase of resistant bacteria puts a huge pressure on the antimicrobials in current use.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) results from antibiotic misuse and abuse over many years …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemical analysis and evaluation of antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antidiabetic activities of essential oils from Moroccan medicinal plants: Mentha …

N El Hachlafi, N Benkhaira, SH Al-Mijalli… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mentha suaveolens, Lavandula stoechas, and Ammi visnaga are widely used in Moroccan
folk medicine against several pathological disorders, including diabetes and infectious …