Phenolic-rich plant extracts with antimicrobial activity: an alternative to food preservatives and biocides?

N Oulahal, P Degraeve - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, the search for natural plant-based antimicrobial compounds as alternatives
to some synthetic food preservatives or biocides has been stimulated by sanitary …

Plant antimicrobials for food quality and safety: Recent views and future challenges

L Pinto, MR Tapia-Rodríguez, F Baruzzi… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing demand for natural, safe, and sustainable food preservation methods drove
research towards the use of plant antimicrobials as an alternative to synthetic preservatives …

[HTML][HTML] Phenolic profiles, antioxidant, antiquorum sensing, antibiofilm and enzyme inhibitory activities of selected Acacia species collected from Benin

KY Alain, AN Tamfu, S Kucukaydin, O Ceylan… - LWT, 2022 - Elsevier
Gum arabica is a local commercial nutraceutical and food preservative collected mostly from
acacia plants. HPLC-DAD analysis identified gallic acid, syringic acid, ferulic acid, coumarin …

A Preliminary Study of Chemical Profiles of Honey, Cerumen, and Propolis of the African Stingless Bee Meliponula ferruginea

M Popova, D Gerginova, B Trusheva, S Simova… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently, the honey and propolis of stingless bees have been attracting growing attention
because of their health-promoting properties. However, studies on these products of African …

Green synthesis and evaluation of antipathogenic, antioxidant, and anticholinesterase activities of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) from Allium cepa L. peel aqueous …

P İpek, MF Baran, A Baran, A Hatipoğlu… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) have potentially therapeutic properties as they are
synthesized via biomolecules as reducing and stabilizing agent (s). The aim of this study is …

Antibiofilm and anti-quorum sensing potential of cycloartane-type triterpene acids from Cameroonian grassland propolis: phenolic profile and antioxidant activity of …

AN Tamfu, O Ceylan, G Cârâc, E Talla, RM Dinica - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Propolis is very popular for its beneficial health properties, such as antimicrobial activity and
antioxidant effects. It is one of the most long-serving traditional medicines to mankind due to …

Chemical Composition, Anti-Quorum Sensing, Enzyme Inhibitory, and Antioxidant Properties of Phenolic Extracts of Clinopodium nepeta L. Kuntze

H Beddiar, S Boudiba, M Benahmed, AN Tamfu… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Phenolic extracts of Clinopodium nepeta were prepared and their preliminary phenolic
profiles determined using HPLC-DAD with 26 phenolic standards. Apigenin (21.75±0.41 …

Phenolic Composition, Enzyme Inhibitory and Anti-quorum Sensing Activities of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume) and Basil (Ocimum basilicum Linn)

AN Tamfu, S Kucukaydin, O Ceylan, N Sarac, ME Duru - Chemistry Africa, 2021 - Springer
Cinnamomum zeylanicum and Ocimum basilicum are two plants used by many cultures for
food and medicinal purposes. The phenolic composition of ethanol extracts of both plants …

The effects of green tea catechins in hematological malignancies

FI Della Via, MC Alvarez, RT Basting, STO Saad - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Green tea catechins are bioactive polyphenol compounds which have attracted significant
attention for their diverse biological activities and potential health benefits. Notably …

[HTML][HTML] Phenolic composition, antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory activities of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth., Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl) A. Gray, and Crossopteryx …

AN Tamfu, N Roland, AM Mfifen, S Kucukaydin… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Medicinal plants from Chad grow under special climatic conditions in between the equatorial
forest of Central Africa and the desert of North Africa and are understudied. Three medicinal …