Comprehensive review of antimicrobial activities of plant flavonoids

I Górniak, R Bartoszewski, J Króliczewski - Phytochemistry reviews, 2019 - Springer
Flavonoids are one of the largest classes of small molecular secondary metabolites
produced in different parts of the plant. They display a wide range of pharmacological and …

Exploring phytochemicals for combating antibiotic resistance in microbial pathogens

T Khare, U Anand, A Dey, YG Assaraf… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotic resistance or microbial drug resistance is emerging as a serious threat to human
healthcare globally, and the multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains are imposing major hurdles to …

Antimicrobial flavonoids as a potential substitute for overcoming antimicrobial resistance

A Biharee, A Sharma, A Kumar, V Jaitak - Fitoterapia, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death in 21 st century due to
antimicrobial resistance and scarcity of new molecules to undertake rising infections. There …

A status review on the medicinal properties of essential oils

JS Raut, SM Karuppayil - Industrial crops and products, 2014 - Elsevier
Essential oils (EOs) are complex mixtures of low molecular weight compounds extracted
from plants by steam distillation and various solvents. Terpenoids and phenylpropanoids are …

Antibacterial activity and mode of action of ferulic and gallic acids against pathogenic bacteria

A Borges, C Ferreira, MJ Saavedra… - Microbial drug …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
The increased resistance of pathogenic microorganisms is frequently attributed to the
extreme and inadequate use of antibiotics and transmission of resistance within and …

Interactions with microbial proteins driving the antibacterial activity of flavonoids

G Donadio, F Mensitieri, V Santoro, V Parisi… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids are among the most abundant natural bioactive compounds produced by plants.
Many different activities have been reported for these secondary metabolites against …

The activity of ferulic and gallic acids in biofilm prevention and control of pathogenic bacteria

A Borges, MJ Saavedra, M Simões - Biofouling, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The activity of two phenolic acids, gallic acid (GA) and ferulic acid (FA) at 1000 μg ml− 1,
was evaluated on the prevention and control of biofilms formed by Escherichia coli …

Terpenoids inhibit Candida albicans growth by affecting membrane integrity and arrest of cell cycle

GB Zore, AD Thakre, S Jadhav, SM Karuppayil - Phytomedicine, 2011 - Elsevier
Anti-Candida potential of six terpenoids were evaluated in this study against various isolates
of Candida albicans (n= 39) and non-C. albicans (n= 9) that are differentially susceptible to …

Therapeutic potential of flavonoids and tannins in management of oral infectious diseases—A review

J Kováč, L Slobodníková, E Trajčíková, K Rendeková… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Medicinal plants are rich sources of valuable molecules with various profitable biological
effects, including antimicrobial activity. The advantages of herbal products are their …

Traditional medicine: past, present and future research and development prospects and integration in the National Health System of Cameroon

CN Fokunang, V Ndikum, OY Tabi, RB Jiofack… - African journal of …, 2011 - ajol.info
Traditional medicine refers to health practices, approaches, knowledge and beliefs
incorporating plant, animal and mineral based medicines, spiritual therapies, manual …