Antimicrobial activity of eugenol and essential oils containing eugenol: A mechanistic viewpoint

A Marchese, R Barbieri, E Coppo, IE Orhan… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Eugenol is a hydroxyphenyl propene, naturally occurring in the essential oils of several
plants belonging to the Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae, and Myristicaceae families. It is …

Potential Use of Phenolic Acids as Anti-Candida Agents: A Review

GR Teodoro, K Ellepola, CJ Seneviratne… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
There has been a sharp rise in the occurrence of Candida infections and associated
mortality over the last few years, due to the growing body of immunocompromised …

Mechanism of antifungal activity of Perilla frutescens essential oil against Aspergillus flavus by transcriptomic analysis

Z Hu, K Yuan, Q Zhou, C Lu, L Du, F Liu - Food control, 2021 - Elsevier
The trend of reducing the use of chemical fungicides in the food industry has prompted
antimicrobial volatile substances of plants as an appropriate substitute for food …

Fungicidal activity of thymol and carvacrol by disrupting ergosterol biosynthesis and membrane integrity against Candida

A Ahmad, A Khan, F Akhtar, S Yousuf, I Xess… - European journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Natural isopropyl cresols have been reported to have antifungal activity. This work is an
attempt to examine thymol and carvacrol against 111 fluconazole-sensitive and-resistant …

[HTML][HTML] Ocimum sanctum essential oil and its active principles exert their antifungal activity by disrupting ergosterol biosynthesis and membrane integrity

A Khan, A Ahmad, F Akhtar, S Yousuf, I Xess… - Research in …, 2010 - Elsevier
The increasing incidence of drug-resistant pathogens and host toxicity of existing antifungals
attracts attention toward the efficacy of natural products as antifungals in mucocutaneous …

Volatile phenolics: A comprehensive review of the anti-infective properties of an important class of essential oil constituents

A Ahmad, IL Elisha, S van Vuuren, A Viljoen - Phytochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Historically, essential oils and their lead molecules have been extensively recognised for
their anti-infective properties. In this context, certain volatile phenolics (VPs) have emerged …

Modes‐of‐action of antifungal compounds: Stressors and (target‐site‐specific) toxins, toxicants, or toxin–stressors

D Noel, JE Hallsworth, E Gelhaye… - Microbial …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi and antifungal compounds are relevant to the United Nation's Sustainable
Development Goals. However, the modes‐of‐action of antifungals—whether they are …

Antimicrobial activity of eugenol against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and its effect on biofilms

W Qian, Z Sun, T Wang, M Yang, M Liu, J Zhang… - Microbial …, 2020 - Elsevier
A preliminary study found that eugenol expressed an antibacterial activity against Klebsiella
pneumoniae. However, the mechanism of action of eugenol against K. pneumoniae still …

Synthesis, single crystal, TD-DFT, molecular dynamics simulation and DNA binding studies of carbothioamide analog

M Rana, S Ahmedi, A Fatima, S Ahmad… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, analog 3b (5-(4-(dimethylamino) phenyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4, 5-dihydro-1H-
pyrazole-1-carbothioamide) of pyrazoline derivative was produced based on the active site …

Combination of fluconazole with non-antifungal agents: a promising approach to cope with resistant Candida albicans infections and insight into new antifungal agent …

S Liu, Y Hou, X Chen, Y Gao, H Li, S Sun - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The past decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in invasive fungal infections,
especially candidiasis. Despite the development of more effective new antifungal agents …