A systematic review of plants with antibacterial activities: A taxonomic and phylogenetic perspective

F Chassagne, T Samarakoon, G Porras… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Antimicrobial resistance represents a serious threat to human health across the
globe. The cost of bringing a new antibiotic from discovery to market is high and return on …

Electrospun polymer nanofibers with antimicrobial activity

I Maliszewska, T Czapka - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, nanofibers with antimicrobial activity are of great importance due to the
widespread antibiotic resistance of many pathogens. Electrospinning is a versatile method …

Ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological updates on Peppermint (Mentha × piperita L.)—A review

G Mahendran, LU Rahman - Phytotherapy Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Peppermint (Mentha× piperita L) is a perennial, glabrous and strongly scented herb
belongs to the family Lamiaceae. It is cultivated in a temperate region of Europe, Asia …

Adding molecules to food, pros and cons: A review on synthetic and natural food additives

M Carocho, MF Barreiro, P Morales… - … reviews in food …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The pressing issue to feed the increasing world population has created a demand to
enhance food production, which has to be cheaper, but at the same time must meet high …

Antibiotics in food chain: The consequences for antibiotic resistance

SB Kumar, SR Arnipalli, O Ziouzenkova - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics have been used as essential therapeutics for nearly 100 years and, increasingly,
as a preventive agent in the agricultural and animal industry. Continuous use and misuse of …

Essential oils in vapor phase as alternative antimicrobials: A review

F Reyes-Jurado, AR Navarro-Cruz… - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The antimicrobial effectiveness of essential oils (EOs) against many foodborne
microorganisms when applied by direct contact has been extensively demonstrated …

Prospective of Essential Oils of the Genus Mentha as Biopesticides: A Review

P Singh, AK Pandey - Frontiers in plant science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Mentha is a genus from the family Lamiaceae, whose essential oils has long been used in
various forms such as in management of plant pathogens and insect pests, in traditional …

Plants of Genus Mentha: From Farm to Food Factory

B Salehi, Z Stojanović-Radić, J Matejić, F Sharopov… - Plants, 2018 - mdpi.com
Genus Mentha, a member of Lamiaceae family, encompasses a series of species used on
an industrial scale and with a well-described and developed culture process. Extracts of this …

Inhibition of key citrus postharvest fungal strains by plant extracts in vitro and in vivo: A review

J Chen, Y Shen, C Chen, C Wan - Plants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Citrus fruits are subjected to a diversity of postharvest diseases caused by various
pathogens during picking, packing, storage and transportation. Green and blue molds …

Beneficial effects of spices in food preservation and safety

D Gottardi, D Bukvicki, S Prasad, AK Tyagi - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Spices have been used since ancient times. Although they have been employed mainly as
flavoring and coloring agents, their role in food safety and preservation have also been …