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 …

The Antimicrobial Potential of the Neem Tree Azadirachta indica

MR Wylie, DS Merrell - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Azadirachta indica (A. Juss), also known as the neem tree, has been used for millennia as a
traditional remedy for a multitude of human ailments. Also recognized around the world as a …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotics: conventional therapy and natural compounds with antibacterial activity—a pharmaco-toxicological screening

DF Pancu, A Scurtu, IG Macasoi, D Marti, M Mioc… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics are considered as a cornerstone of modern medicine and their discovery offers
the resolution to the infectious diseases problem. However, the excessive use of antibiotics …

Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Bioactivities of Cananga odorata (Ylang‐Ylang)

LTH Tan, LH Lee, WF Yin, CK Chan… - Evidence‐Based …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ylang‐ylang (Cananga odorata Hook. F. & Thomson) is one of the plants that are exploited
at a large scale for its essential oil which is an important raw material for the fragrance …

A comprehensive review of phytochemical profile, bioactives for pharmaceuticals, and pharmacological attributes of Azadirachta indica

S Saleem, G Muhammad, MA Hussain… - Phytotherapy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Azadirachta indica L. is a multipurpose medicinal tree of family Meliaceae. It occurs in
tropical and semitropical regions of the world. Different parts of this miraculous tree are used …

Herbal immunomodulators-a remedial panacea for designing and developing effective drugs and medicines: current scenario and future prospects

R Tiwari, SK Latheef, I Ahmed, HMN Iqbal… - Current drug …, 2018 - benthamdirect.com
Background: Constant exposure to various stressors, such as immune pressure, rapidly
increasing population, deleterious changes in the ecosystem, climate change, infection with …

Microbial biofilms: applications, clinical consequences, and alternative therapies

A Ali, A Zahra, M Kamthan, FM Husain, T Albalawi… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biofilms are complex communities of microorganisms that grow on surfaces and are
embedded in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances. These are prevalent in various …

[HTML][HTML] Virulence factors of uropathogens and their role in host pathogen interactions

DK Govindarajan, K Kandaswamy - The Cell Surface, 2022 - Elsevier
Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial pathogens are commonly found in Urinary Tract
Infection (UTI), particularly infected in females like pregnant women, elder people, sexually …

Bioactivities of Origanum vulgare L.: an update

R Pezzani, S Vitalini, M Iriti - Phytochemistry reviews, 2017 - Springer
Origanum vulgare L. is a plant species belonging to the Lamiaceae and native to the
Mediterranean region and western Eurasia. This aromatic herb is widely used throughout …

Challenges to antimicrobial susceptibility testing of plantderived polyphenolic compounds

M Bubonja-Šonje, S Knežević, M Abram - Arhiv za higijenu rada i …, 2020 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak As multidrug resistance gains momentum, the last two decades have seen an ever-
growing interest in the antimicrobial properties of plant extracts and plant-derived …