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 …

Thymol is a natural volatile monoterpenoid phenol that is the main active ingredient of oil
extracted from species Thymus vulgaris L., commonly known as thyme, and other plants …

Background: The antimicrobial activity of essential oils has been reported in hundreds of
studies, however, the great majority of these studies attribute the activity to the most …

Most of the antibacterial activities of essential oils from the Lamiaceae herbaceous plant
family thyme and oregano are attributed to their bioactive isomeric monoterpenoid …

In recent years, many studies have shown that phytochemicals exert their antibacterial
activity through different mechanisms of action, such as damage to the bacterial membrane …

Abstract Thymol (2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol) is the main monoterpene phenol occurring in
essential oils isolated from plants belonging to the Lamiaceae family (Thymus, Ocimum …

Infectious diseases that are caused by bacteria are an important cause of mortality and
morbidity in all regions of the world. Bacterial drug resistance has grown in the last decades …

Bacterial membrane barrier provides a cytoplasmic environment for organelles of bacteria.
The membrane is composed of lipid compounds containing phosphatide protein and a …

Thymol is a natural plant-derived compound that has been widely used in pharmaceutical
and food preservation applications. However, the antifungal mechanism for thymol against …

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics poses a serious threat to cure diseases associated with
microbial infection. Among the resistant bacteria, extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) …