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Investigation on antibacterial synergism of Origanum vulgare and Thymus vulgaris essential oils [PDF]
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
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
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Essential Oil Composition of Seven Bulgarian Hypericum Species and Its Potential as a Biopesticide
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
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When Scent Becomes a Weapon—Plant Essential Oils as Potent Bioinsecticides
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
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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
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Advances in the Antifungal Effects of Plant Essential Oils [PDF]
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
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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
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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
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Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles Using Plant Extracts and Essential Oils
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
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Plant Essential Oil with Biological Activity
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.
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