Towards advances in medicinal plant antimicrobial activity: A review study on challenges and future perspectives

N Vaou, E Stavropoulou, C Voidarou, C Tsigalou… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The increasing incidence of drug-resistant pathogens raises an urgent need to identify and
isolate new bioactive compounds from medicinal plants using standardized modern …

Review on plant antimicrobials: a mechanistic viewpoint

B Khameneh, M Iranshahy, V Soheili… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2019 - Springer
Microbial resistance to classical antibiotics and its rapid progression have raised serious
concern in the treatment of infectious diseases. Recently, many studies have been directed …

Deciphering the Nutraceutical Potential of Raphanus sativus—A Comprehensive Overview

A Manivannan, JH Kim, DS Kim, ES Lee, HE Lee - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Raphanus sativus (Radish) belongs to the Brassicaceae family and is a widely consumed
root vegetable all around the world. The nutritional and medicinal values of radishes have …

Benzyl Isothiocyanate, a Major Component from the Roots of Salvadora Persica Is Highly Active against Gram-Negative Bacteria

A Sofrata, EM Santangelo, M Azeem, AK Borg-Karlson… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Plants produce a number of antimicrobial substances and the roots of the shrub Salvadora
persica have been demonstrated to possess antimicrobial activity. Sticks from the roots of S …

Targeting cancer stem cells and signalling pathways through phytochemicals: A promising approach against colorectal cancer

W Liao, L Zhang, X Chen, J Xiang, Q Zheng, N Chen… - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are strongly associated with high
tumourigenicity, chemotherapy or radiotherapy resistance, and metastasis and recurrence …

Polyphenolics Profile, Antioxidant and Radical Scavenging Activity of Leaves and Stem of Raphanus sativus L.

SS Beevi, ML Narasu, BB Gowda - Plant foods for human nutrition, 2010 - Springer
Aerial parts (leaves and stem) of Raphanus sativus, which are usually discarded were found
to possess potent antioxidant and radical scavenging activity, as measured by standard …

Ethnobotanical investigation on medicinal plants in the Vesuvio National Park (Campania, southern Italy)

B Menale, O De Castro, C Cascone, R Muoio - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance This paper illustrates the results of an ethnobotanical
study carried out in the Vesuvio National Park (VNP)(Campania, Southern Italy). It describes …

Environmentally modified organisms–expanding genetic potential with light

SD Carvalho, KM Folta - Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Light is a potent regulator of plant growth and development, impacting gene expression to
global physiology and metabolism. Plants sense a broad range of wavelengths, from UV to …

In vitro efficacies of various isothiocyanates from cruciferous vegetables as antimicrobial agents against foodborne pathogens and spoilage bacteria

AE Wilson, M Bergaentzlé, F Bindler, E Marchioni… - Food Control, 2013 - Elsevier
The antimicrobial activities of ten isothiocyanates (ITCs), namely sulforaphane, iberin, allyl-,
benzyl-, methyl-, phenyl-, phenylethyl-, propyl-, 3-methylthiophenyl-, and 3-methylthiopropyl …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of antitumor metastasis via immunostimulating activities of pectic polysaccharides isolated from radish leaves

SU Son, HY Park, HJ Suh, KS Shin - Journal of Functional Foods, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigated the antimetastatic effects of polysaccharides (RWP) isolated from radish
leaves by hot water extraction and ethanol precipitation. From the sugar composition …