[HTML][HTML] Plant antimicrobials for food quality and safety: Recent views and future challenges

L Pinto, MR Tapia-Rodríguez, F Baruzzi… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing demand for natural, safe, and sustainable food preservation methods drove
research towards the use of plant antimicrobials as an alternative to synthetic preservatives …

Regulation of essential oil in aromatic plants under changing environment

U Aqeel, T Aftab, MMA Khan, M Naeem - Journal of Applied Research on …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Rosemary essential oil: Chemical and biological properties, with emphasis on its delivery systems for food preservation

J Yang, G Goksen, W Zhang - Food Control, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Insight on incorporation of essential oils as antimicrobial substances in biopolymer-based active packaging

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical Composition, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activity of Dracocephalum moldavica L. Essential Oil and Hydrolate

M Aćimović, O Šovljanski, V Šeregelj, L Pezo… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Steam distillation was used for the isolation of Dracocephalum moldavica L.(Moldavian
dragonhead) essential oil (DMEO). This aromatic herbaceous plant is widespread across …

[HTML][HTML] Variability in Biological Activities of Satureja montana Subsp. montana and Subsp. variegata Based on Different Extraction Methods

M Aćimović, O Šovljanski, L Pezo, V Travičić, A Tomić… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Characterization of films based on cellulose acetate/poly (caprolactone diol) intended for active packaging prepared by green chemistry principles

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Screening of antifungal activity of essential oils in controlling biocontamination of historical papers in archives

A Tomić, O Šovljanski, V Nikolić, L Pezo, M Aćimović… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Sustainable raw materials for efficient valorization and recovery of bioactive compounds

B Pavlić, M Aćimović, A Sknepnek, D Miletić… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Screening of rosemary essential oils with different phytochemicals for antioxidant capacity, keratinocyte cytotoxicity, and anti-proliferative activity

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 …