Back to Nature: Medicinal plants as promising sources for antibacterial drugs in the post-antibiotic era

EM Abdallah, BY Alhatlani, R de Paula Menezes… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Undoubtedly, the advent of antibiotics in the 19th century had a substantial impact,
increasing human life expectancy. However, a multitude of scientific investigations now …

Natural products: an alternative to conventional therapy for dermatophytosis?

G Lopes, E Pinto, L Salgueiro - Mycopathologia, 2017 - Springer
The increased incidence of fungal infections, associated with the widespread use of
antifungal drugs, has resulted in the development of resistance, making it necessary to …

Antimicrobial activities of saponins from Melanthera elliptica and their synergistic effects with antibiotics against pathogenic phenotypes

CN Tagousop, JD Tamokou, IC Kengne… - Chemistry Central …, 2018 - Springer
Background Resistance of bacteria and fungi to antibiotics is one of the biggest problems
that faces public health. The present work was designated to evaluate the antimicrobial …

In silico investigation of phytoconstituents from Cameroonian medicinal plants towards COVID-19 treatment

S Chtita, RT Fouedjou, S Belaidi, LA Djoumbissie… - Structural Chemistry, 2022 - Springer
In silico studies performed on the metabolites of four Cameroonian medicinal plants with a
view to propose potential molecules to fight against COVID-19 were carried out. At first …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant, antibacterial and cytotoxicity properties of keys and cores part of Pandanus tectorius fruits

Y Andriani, NM Ramli, DF Syamsumir… - Arabian Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pandanus tectorius fruits have been used as major food in Micronesia, but not fully exploited
in South East Asia. In Malaysia and Indonesia, P. tectorius fruit is wasted and still not utilized …

Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants from Ghana; confirmation of ethnobotanical uses, and review of biological and toxicological studies on medicinal plants used …

A Adeniyi, A Asase, PK Ekpe, BK Asitoakor… - Journal of herbal …, 2018 - Elsevier
The majority of human populations in developing countries rely on traditional medicines but
the practice of traditional medicine is not the same across the world. In this study, the authors …

Effect of Glycone diversity on the interaction of triterpenoid saponins and lipid bilayers

J Li, V Monje-Galvan - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
Triterpenoid saponins are organic compounds widely available in the plant kingdom. These
molecules have received extensive attention due to their antibacterial activity against both …

Screening phytochemical content, antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don stem extract and its fractions

HNT Pham, JA Sakoff, Q Van Vuong… - Biocatalysis and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The aims of this study were to screen the phytochemical content, antioxidant, antimicrobial
and cytotoxic properties of the extract and its fractions prepared from Catharanthus roseus …

Medicinal plants with prospective benefits in the management of peptic ulcer diseases in Ghana

M Boakye-Yiadom, D Kumadoh… - BioMed Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The growth or multiplication of harmful microorganisms in addition to harmful
human activities has led to many disorders in humans. Consequently, there is a search for …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemical contents and biological evaluation of Ruta chalepennsis L. growing in Saudi Arabia

SM Alotaibi, MS Saleem, JG Al-Humaidi - Saudi pharmaceutical journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Phytochemical screening of Ruta chalepensis L. exhibited the presence of different chemical
groups. The dried aerial parts of the plant was total extracted by ethanol and successively …