ABSTRACT Essential oils (EO) such as carvacrol represent a wide range of mainly volatile aromatic plant compounds which hold antioxidant, antibacterial and antifungal potential, in addition to other properties interest animal health, the ability modulate microbiome. Current horse care commonly involves an intensive management system with excessive use concentrated feed, can lead severe digestiv...

Essential oils (EOs) extracted from plants have a high potential to reduce ethylene biosynthesis, although their effects not been deeply studied yet on the key components of biosynthesis pathway: l-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic (ACC) oxidase activity, ACC synthase and content. Hence, present study aimed elucidate released EOs active packaging (with different EO doses ranging 100 1000 mg m−2) b...

The postharvest life of most fruit, vegetables and cereals is limited by fungal proliferation. chemical composition Mentha piperita, M. spicata suaveolens essential oils (EO), the antifungal activity against four pathogenic post-harvest fungi isolated from food, were herein investigated to evaluate their potential as natural food preservatives. EO obtained hydrodistillation aerial parts leaves,...

Spiranthera odoratissima A. St. Hil. (manacá) is used in folk medicine to treat renal and hepatic diseases, stomachache, headaches and rheumatism. A central nervous system (CNS) depressant effect of the hexane fraction from the ethanolic extract of this plant has been described. β-caryophyllene, the main component of this essential oil, is a sesquiterpene compound with anti-inflammatory propert...

The effect of using natural growth promoters (NGP) to replace traditional antimicrobials on performance, biometry digestive and reproductive organs, sexual maturity bone characteristics replacement pullets was evaluated; the relationship between these variables according diets verified. Eight-week-old birds were randomly assigned a completely randomized design fed different diets: negative cont...

The proven antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities of Essential Oils (EO) led, in 1879, to their combination with a phenolic based formula to reach a higher potential. This new product was called Listerine. After that, it gradually acquired more importance as an oral antiseptic until nowadays, when it is considered the most popular phenolic compound used in the oral cavity. Due to this, ...

Oral rehabilitation with osseointegrated implants is a way to restore esthetics and masticatory function in edentulous patients, but bacterial colonization around the implants may lead to mucositis or peri-implantitis and consequent implant loss. Peri-implantitis is the main complication of oral rehabilitation with dental implants and, therefore, it is necessary to take into account the potenti...

BACKGROUND Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a highly toxic and hepatocarcinogenic metabolite produced by Aspergillus species. Some natural products are known to kill fungi and destroy toxins and toxin-producing agents. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to provide experimental data on the antifungal activity of cumin oils and their components that could be considered suitable for application in fo...

Day after day, the importance of relying on nature in many fields such as food, medical, pharmaceutical industries, and others is increasing. Essential oils (EOs) are considered as one of the most significant natural products for use as antimicrobials, antioxidants, antitumorals, and anti-inflammatories. Optimizing the usage of EOs is a big challenge faced by the scientific researchers because ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Citrus limonum and Citrus aurantium essential oils (EOs) compared to 0.2% chlorhexidine (CHX) and 1% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) on multispecies biofilms formed by Candida albicans, Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli. The biofilms were grown in acrylic disks immersed in broth, inoculated with microbial suspension (106 cells/mL) and in...