Thymol and thyme essential oil—new insights into selected therapeutic applications

A Kowalczyk, M Przychodna, S Sopata, A Bodalska… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Thymol (2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol) belongs to the phenolic monoterpenes and mostly
occurs in thyme species. It is one of the main compounds of thyme essential oil. Both thymol …

Antimicrobial activity of some essential oils—present status and future perspectives

S Chouhan, K Sharma, S Guleria - Medicines, 2017 - mdpi.com
Extensive documentation on the antimicrobial properties of essential oils and their
constituents has been carried out by several workers. Although the mechanism of action of a …

Degradable gelatin-based IPN cryogel hemostat for rapidly stopping deep noncompressible hemorrhage and simultaneously improving wound healing

Y Huang, X Zhao, Z Zhang, Y Liang, Z Yin… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biodegradable cryogel wound dressing which can stop deep noncompressible hemorrhage
and simultaneously promote wound healing is a highly promising biomaterial in clinics …

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 …

An overview of organosulfur compounds from Allium spp.: From processing and preservation to evaluation of their bioavailability, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory …

P Putnik, D Gabrić, S Roohinejad, FJ Barba, D Granato… - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of Allium species and their extracts has been known since immemorial times due to
their health beneficial properties. It is known that functional properties of Allium genus come …

Potential application of essential oils as antimicrobial preservatives in cheese

N Khorshidian, M Yousefi, E Khanniri… - Innovative Food Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Increasing demand of consumers to use food products without preservatives or natural
preservatives as possible has compelled the food industries for utilization of preservatives …

Essential oils in food preservation: mode of action, synergies, and interactions with food matrix components

M Hyldgaard, T Mygind, RL Meyer - Frontiers in microbiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Essential oils are aromatic and volatile liquids extracted from plants. The chemicals in
essential oils are secondary metabolites, which play an important role in plant defense as …

Carvacrol and thymol: strong antimicrobial agents against resistant isolates

MY Memar, P Raei, N Alizadeh… - … and Research in …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Antibiotics have been effective in treatment of infectious diseases, but resistance to these
drugs has led to the severe consequences. In recent years, medicinal herbs have been used …

The bioactivity and toxicological actions of carvacrol

ZE Suntres, J Coccimiglio, M Alipour - Critical reviews in food …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Carvacrol is a monoterpenic phenol produced by an abundant number of aromatic plants,
including thyme and oregano. Presently, carvacrol is used in low concentrations as a food …

Synergy by perturbing the gram-negative outer membrane: opening the door for gram-positive specific antibiotics

CMJ Wesseling, NI Martin - ACS Infectious Diseases, 2022 - ACS Publications
New approaches to target antibacterial agents toward Gram-negative bacteria are key, given
the rise of antibiotic resistance. Since the discovery of polymyxin B nonapeptide as a potent …