PLANT PRODUCTS AS ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

By Daciana Ciocan, Bara Ioan. 2007

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Inhibitory action of some essential oils and phytochemicals on the growth of various moulds isolated from foods (2005, background): “They play several essential functions for the plant survival including defense against invader microorganisms (Cowan, 1999).”
Antimicrobial activity of secondary metabolites and lectins from plants (2010, background): “It has been suggested that terpenes promote membrane disruption, coumarins cause reduction in cell respiration and tannins act on microorganism membranes as well as bind to polysaccharides or enzymes promoting inactivation [49-51].”
Natural Plant Products as Eco-friendly Fungicides for Plant Diseases Control- A Review (2016, background): “Mechanisms of action of phytochemicals (Cowan, 1999)”
Saponin-Based, Biological-Active Surfactants from Plants (2017, unknown): “Some trees contain useful substances in their bark, leaves, and shoots [6].”
Effect of Formic Acid and Plant Extracts on Growth, Nutrient Digestibility, Intestine Mucosa Morphology, and Meat Yield of Broilers (2007, background): “On the other hand, various plant extracts, especially essential oils, have been investigated on the basis of their demonstrated in vitro antimicrobial activity [6, 7, 8, 9].”
Efficacy of plant extracts in controlling wheat leaf rust disease caused by Puccinia triticina (2017, background): “Plants have the ability to synthesize aromatic secondary metabolites, like phenols, phenolic acids, quinones, flavones, flavonoids, flavonols, tannins and coumarins [22].”
Food Preservation - A Biopreservative Approach (2007, background): “There is clearly still a need for the adoption of standardized protocols for the evaluation of natural antimicrobials during in vitro tests to avoid the generation of contradictory results (Cowan 1999).”
Health benefits of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) polyphenols and dietary fiber: a review (2014, background): “…of phenolic compounds, especially tannins with biopolymers such as proteins and polysaccharides and complexing with metal ions making them unavailable to micro-organisms are some of the mechanisms involved in the inhibitory effect of phenolic compounds on microorganisms (Cowan 1999; Scalbert 1991).”
Pomegranate peel and fruit extracts: a review of potential anti-inflammatory and anti-infective effects. (2012, background): “Polyphenols, flavonoids, condensed and hydrolysable tannins extracted from fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices have been explored as potential agents for treating or preventing a wide range of infections (Cowan, 1999; Naz et al., 2007; Taguri et al., 2004).”
Antibacterial Activity and Mode of Action of Ferulic and Gallic Acids Against Pathogenic Bacteria (2013, unknown): “15,64,67 The hydroxycinnamic acids have signiﬁcantly higher antioxidant activity than the hydroxybenzoic acids, which can be attributed to the presence of the CH = CH-COOH group in the hydroxycinnamic acids and the COOH group in the hydroxybenzoic acids.”
Towards Advances in Medicinal Plant Antimicrobial Activity: A Review Study on Challenges and Future Perspectives (2021, background): “In most cases, bioactive plant extracts contain complex mixtures of ingredients, and their synergistic action can yield an enhanced effect [34].”
Insecticidal and antifungal chemicals produced by plants: a review (2012, background): “Phenolic compounds can be divided into simple phenols, phenolic acids, quinones, flavones, flavonoids, flavonols, tannins, and coumarins (Murphy Cowan 1999).”
The effects of ferulic and salicylic acids on Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas fluorescens single- and dual-species biofilms (2014, background): “…have similar antibacterial action mechanisms, promoting enzyme inhibition, possibly through reaction with sulfhydryl groups or through nonspecific interactions such as the reversible or irreversible re- action of quinonic compounds with amino acids or with peptides (Cowan, 1999; Bittner, 2006).”
Natural antimicrobials for food preservation (2017, unknown): “Several plant antimicrobials related studies have demonstrated the efficacy of plant-derived compounds in food applications, as well as factors influencing this effectiveness (Cowan, 1999; Gyawali and Ibrahim, 2012; Hayek et al ., 2013; Tajkarimi et al ., 2010).”
Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activities of Commercial Herb and Spice Extracts Against Selected Food-Borne Bacteria (2013, unknown): “…were removed from extracts by evaporation, different chemical compounds were extracted using various solvents, and most of the components with antimicrobial properties are aromatic or saturated organic compounds which are generally more soluble in solvents such as ethanol or methanol (Cowan, 1999).”
Insecticidal and synergistic effects of Majorana hortensis essential oil and some of its major constituents (2009, background): “Essential oils are a complex mixture of mainly monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, and their oxygenated derivatives, as well as phenylpropenes and specific sulphur- or nitrogen-containing substances (Cowan, 1999).”