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Friday, March 31, 2017

What are the effects of essential oils from plants on pathogenic bacteria?


Abstract (as presented by the authors of the scientific work):

"The increasing resistance of microorganisms to conventional chemicals and drugs is a serious and evident worldwide problem that has prompted research into the identification of new biocides with broad activity. Plants and their derivatives, such as essential oils, are often used in folk medicine. In nature, essential oils play an important role in the protection of plants. Essential oils contain a wide variety of secondary metabolites that are capable of inhibiting or slowing the growth of bacteria, yeasts and moulds. Essential oils and their components have activity against a variety of targets, particularly the membrane and cytoplasm, and in some cases, they completely change the morphology of the cells. This brief review describes the activity of essential oils against pathogenic bacteria."


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Conclusions (as presented by the authors of the scientific work):

"The action of EOs and their components on bacteria remains a focal area for future research. The study of the synergistic effects among EOs and/or their components could be utilized both to make best use of their antibacterial activity and to reduce their concentrations required to achieve a particular antibacterial effect for food safety and for health purposes."


Full-text access of the referenced scientific work:

Nazzaro F, Fratianni F, De Martino L, Coppola R, De Feo V. Effect of essential
oils on pathogenic bacteria. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2013 Nov 25;6(12):1451-74.
doi: 10.3390/ph6121451. PubMed PMID: 24287491; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3873673.
http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/6/12/1451/htm


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