This study aims at evaluating the effects of Zataria multiflora (Z. multiflora) essential oil (EO) on growth, aflatoxin production and transcription of aflatoxin biosynthesis pathway genes. Total RNAs of Aspergillus parasiticus (A.parasiticus) ATCC56775 grown in yeast extract sucrose (YES) broth medium treated with Z. multiflora EO were subjected to reverse transcription- polymerase chain react...

background : the aim of this study was to determine the antibacterial activity of zataria multiflora boiss (avishan-e shirazi) and carum copticum (zenian) extracts on vibrio cholerae american type culture collection (atcc14035)and v. cholerae persian type culture collection (ptcc1611) strains. methods : antimicrobial effects of the extracts were assayed by disc diffusion and broth microdilution...

Considering the high prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) in women and the known side effects of metronidazol and giving importance to herbal drug therapy in order to reduce side effects in the recent decades, this study with the effect of essential oils of Artemisia aucheri Boiss., Zataria multiflora Boiss. And Myrtus communis L. in TV infection was done invitro condition This study has be...

Background: Sub-clinical mastitis is an inflammation of mammary glands which is a big economic damage. Treatment of this disease isn’t recommended due to antibiotic residue in milk. Objective: In this study, clinical efficacy of - Zataria multiflora Boiss essential oil (ZMBeo) in treatment of sub-clinical mastitis was evaluated and other expedients were prepared. Methods: Thirty Holsteins cow...

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate antimicrobial effect of Zataria multiflora Boiss essential oil (EO) against six fish spoilage bacteria for evaluation of its potential utilization in the preservation of minimally processed fish products. Methods: Firstly, GC-MS analysis of the EO was performed to determine its chemical composition. Then, antibacterial effect of the EO in a ...

In this research, the extraction with supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) and subsequent impregnation of extracted bioactive compounds from Zataria multiflora Boiss (Z. multiflora) into polylactic acid (PLA) films was investigated. The effects temperature (318 338 K), pressure (15 25 MPa) cosolvent presence (0 3 mol%) on yield were studied. SC-CO2 assisted runs carried out in a discontinuous ...

background : the aim of this study was to investigate the ‘acaricidal effect' of zataria multiflora and ar­temisia annua essential oils on rhipicephalus (boophilus) annulatus . methods: this study was carried out in 2009 in the laboratory of parasitology of the faculty of veteri­nary medicine of shahrekord  university, west central iran. six dilutions (5, 10, 20, 40, 60 and 80 µl/cm 3 ) of both...

background: mayonnaise is one of the food emulsions (o/w) that is used as a condiment in various foods.  objective: linseed oil (containing omega-3 fatty acids) was used at the replacement levels of 10, 15 and 20% of soybean oil in mayonnaise formulation and the sensory properties of samples were evaluated. methods: in the second part of this research, the zataria multiflora boiss. (zmeo) and s...