Extreme environmental factors, including heat, UV-B radiation, heavy metals, salt and drought, substantially impact bioactive components and the content of essential oils (EOs) in …
The food industry has long been committed to finding alternatives of chemical preservatives to retain the freshness of food. However, the use of chemical preservatives has raised …
A Tomić, O Šovljanski, T Erceg - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing interest in microbiological food safety requires the development of sensitive and reliable analyses and technologies for preserving food products' freshness and quality …
Steam distillation was used for the isolation of Dracocephalum moldavica L.(Moldavian dragonhead) essential oil (DMEO). This aromatic herbaceous plant is widespread across …
Winter savory (Satureja montana L.) is a well-known spice and medicinal plant with a wide range of activities and applications. Two subspecies of S. montana, subsp. montana and …
T Erceg, N Vukić, O Šovljanski, A Stupar… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biodegradable active packaging films based on a cellulose acetate and poly (caprolactone diol) blend with incorporated lemongrass oil were developed. Films were prepared using a …
The main challenge in controlling the microbiological contamination of historical paper is finding an adequate method that includes the use of cost-effective, harmless, and non-toxic …
Traditionally used natural resources such as medicinal and aromatic plants are not fully valorized by modern industry which is followed by huge amount of agricultural waste, by …
Y Huang, H Xu, M Ding, J Li, D Wang, H Li, M Sun… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, the demand for rosemary essential oils (REOs) in the cosmetic, food, and pharmaceutical industries is increasing, and the abundant germplasm resources of …