Essential oils (EOs) are known and used for their biological, antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant properties. Numerous studies have shown that EOs exhibit a large spectrum of biological activities in vitro. The incidence of drug-resistant pathogens and the toxicity of antibiotics have drawn attention to the antimicrobial activity of natural products, encouraging the development of alternative treatments. The aim of this study was to analyse the phytochemical and the cytotoxic characteristic of 36 EOs; we then evaluated the antimicrobial activity of the less-toxic EOs on Gram-positive, Gram- negative and fungi strains

Chemical composition, cytotoxicity, antimicrobial and antifungal activity of several essential oils / Cannas, S; Usai, D; Tardugno, R; Benvenuti, S; Pellati, F; Zanetti, S; Molicotti, P. - In: NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH. - ISSN 1478-6419. - 30:3(2016), pp. 332-339. [10.1080/14786419.2015.1060592]

Chemical composition, cytotoxicity, antimicrobial and antifungal activity of several essential oils

Usai, D;Zanetti, S;Molicotti, P
2016-01-01

Abstract

Essential oils (EOs) are known and used for their biological, antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant properties. Numerous studies have shown that EOs exhibit a large spectrum of biological activities in vitro. The incidence of drug-resistant pathogens and the toxicity of antibiotics have drawn attention to the antimicrobial activity of natural products, encouraging the development of alternative treatments. The aim of this study was to analyse the phytochemical and the cytotoxic characteristic of 36 EOs; we then evaluated the antimicrobial activity of the less-toxic EOs on Gram-positive, Gram- negative and fungi strains
2016
Chemical composition, cytotoxicity, antimicrobial and antifungal activity of several essential oils / Cannas, S; Usai, D; Tardugno, R; Benvenuti, S; Pellati, F; Zanetti, S; Molicotti, P. - In: NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH. - ISSN 1478-6419. - 30:3(2016), pp. 332-339. [10.1080/14786419.2015.1060592]
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