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Antimicrobial Effect of Spices and Their Phytochemicals: A Novel Approach to Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance

open access: yesMedComm, Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2026.
This graphical abstract shows the antibacterial potential of phytochemicals from 15 spices, showcasing key compounds, their extraction methods, and mechanisms of action. It highlights membrane disruption, ROS generation, enzyme inhibition, and biofilm prevention as core antibacterial pathways.
Hettiyahandi Binodh De Silva   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of an essential oil derived from the flowering aerial parts of Mentha arvensis L. (cornmint oil) for use in all animal species (FEFANA asbl)

open access: yesEFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of an essential oil from the flowering aerial parts of Mentha arvensis L. (cornmint oil) when used as a sensory additive in feed and in water for drinking for all animal species.
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcriptome analysis and identification of genes related to terpenoid biosynthesis in Cinnamomum camphora

open access: yesBMC Genomics, 2018
Background Cinnamomum camphora has been cultivated as an economically important tree for its medicinal and aromatic properties. Selective breeding has produced Cinnamomum plants for special uses, including spice strains with characteristic flavors and ...
Caihui Chen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pushing the limits of concertedness. A waltz of wandering carbocations. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Among the array of complex terpene-forming carbocation cyclization/rearrangement reactions, the so-called "triple shift" reactions are among the most unexpected.
Castiñeira Reis, Marta   +3 more
core  

A new feedback mechanism linking forests, aerosols, and climate [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
International audienceThe possible connections between the carbon balance of ecosystems and aerosol-cloud-climate interactions play a significant role in climate change studies.
A. Reissell   +15 more
core   +4 more sources

Bioactive Phytochemical Compounds in Medicago sativa L. (Alfalfa): A Systematic Review of Biological Properties and Therapeutic Relevance in Nutraceutical and Functional Food Implications

open access: yesFood Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Medicago sativa L. (alfalfa) harbors a remarkably diverse reservoir of bioactive secondary metabolites. Flavonoids, isoflavones, and triterpenoid saponins dominate its bioactivity landscape, driving potent antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, antimicrobial, estrogenic, hypolipidemic, and cytotoxic actions through redox modulation, membrane ...
Parham Joolaei Ahranjani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

β-Ocimene, a key floral and foliar volatile involved in multiple interactions between plants and other organisms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
β-Ocimene is a very common plant volatile released in important amounts from the leaves and flowers of many plant species. This acyclic monoterpene can play several biological functions in plants, by potentially affecting floral visitors and also by ...
Farré Armengol, Gerard   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Purification and Characterization of an Acyclic Monoterpene Primary Alcohol:NADP+ Oxidoreductase from Catmint (Nepeta racemosa)

open access: yesArchives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 1995
A soluble monoterpene primary alcohol:NADP+ oxidoreductase has been purified to apparent homogeneity from leaves of the catmint, Nepeta racemosa. The purified enzyme consisted of two polypeptides, with molecular masses of 42,000 and 40,000 Da, and contained zinc ions.
Hallahan, David L.   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Orthoquinone, Cyclic, and Acyclic α‐Diketone Natural Products: From Food Applications to Pharmacotherapy

open access: yesPhytochemicals in Food and Medicine, Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2026.
The orthoquinone metabolites from plants have antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiviral, cytotoxic, and anti‐inflammatory effects. ABSTRACT The structural diversity of natural products is vast and fascinating, and they have been recognized as an enormously diverse source of new lead compounds.
Hidayat Hussain   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Descriptors for terpene esters from chromatographic and partition measurements: Estimation of human odor detection thresholds [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
We have used gas chromatographic retention data together with other data to obtain Abraham descriptors for 30 terpene esters. These include the air-water partition coefficient, as log Kw, for which no experimental values are available for any terpene ...
Abraham, Michael H   +2 more
core  

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