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Investigation on antibacterial synergism of Origanum vulgare and Thymus vulgaris essential oils [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Biological Sciences, 2013
Essential oils are well known as strong antimicrobial agents of plant origin. In spite of this, the antimicrobial synergism of essential oils isolated from different plant species is poorly investigated.
Stojković D.   +6 more
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Plant Essential Oils as Biocides in Sustainable Strategies for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage

open access: yesSustainability, 2023
Biodeterioration is a complex network of interactions between macro/micro-biological systems and organic/inorganic substrates involving physical and chemical alterations, strictly related to their metabolic activities. Concerning microbial deterioration,
R. Russo, F. Palla
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Essential Oil Composition of Seven Bulgarian Hypericum Species and Its Potential as a Biopesticide

open access: yesPlants, 2023
Hypericum species and especially H. perforatum L. are well known for their therapeutic applications. The present study assessed the essential oil (EO) composition, and antifungal and aphid suppression activity of seven Bulgarian Hypericum species.
Ivanka Semerdjieva   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

When Scent Becomes a Weapon—Plant Essential Oils as Potent Bioinsecticides

open access: yesSustainability, 2022
Crop protection still mostly relies on synthetic pesticides for crop pest control. However, the rationale for their continued use is shaded by the revealed adverse effects, such as relatively long environmental persistence that leads to water and soil ...
Nina Devrnja   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Research progress on functional properties of plant essential oils and their applications in fresh keeping of fruits and vegetables

open access: yesShipin yu jixie, 2022
The extraction technologies of plant essential oils were briefly summarized, and the functional characteristics of plant essential oils and the different application forms of plant essential oils in the preservation of fruits and vegetables were ...
RONG Pei-xiu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advances in the Antifungal Effects of Plant Essential Oils [PDF]

open access: yesShipin Kexue, 2023
Foods, agricultural by-products and medicinal plants are often contaminated by pathogenic fungi and mycotoxins. Pathogenic fungi not only lead to food deterioration, but also harm people’s health.
SU Yarui, FAN Huixia, MA Yueran, LIANG Lihui, KANG Wenyi, GAO Xiaofeng
doaj   +1 more source

Back to Nature: Combating Candida albicans Biofilm, Phospholipase and Hemolysin Using Plant Essential Oils

open access: yesAntibiotics, 2021
Candida albicans is the causative agent of fatal systemic candidiasis. Due to limitations of antifungals, new drugs are needed. The anti-virulence effect of plant essential oils (EOs) was evaluated against clinical C. albicans isolates including cinnamon,
A. El-Baz   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Antibacterial Effect of Plant-originated Essential Oils on Food Preservation and Its Application on Packaging

open access: yesShipin gongye ke-ji, 2022
Nowadays, the requirements of dietary structure are improved with the continuous improvement of people’s living standard, and the food safety problem has become one of the focal point.
Mengru WANG   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles Using Plant Extracts and Essential Oils

open access: yesMolecules, 2023
Plant extracts and essential oils have a wide variety of molecules with potential application in different fields such as medicine, the food industry, and cosmetics.
Sérgio Antunes Filho   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Plant Essential Oil with Biological Activity

open access: yesPlants, 2022
Plant essential oils (PEOs), extracted from many aromatic and medicinal plants, are used in folk medicine and often represent an important part of the traditional pharmacopoeia: they have a long history of use in folk medicine as antimicrobial agents to control several human and phyto-pathogens.
openaire   +5 more sources

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