AIMS The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of oregano essential oil (OEO) and two of its principle components, i.e. thymol and carvacrol, against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus was assessed by using an innovative technique. The mechanism of action of the above substances was also investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS The applied technique uses 100-well microtitre plate and ...

The Mediterranean diet may be responsible for lower cardiovascular disease rates in Southern versus Northern European countries. Oregano is used abundantly in Mediterranean cooking, but potential cardiovascular benefits have not been investigated. Carvacrol, present in oregano, activates the transient receptor potential (TRP) cation channels TRPA1 and TRPV3. We hypothesized that chemosensing of...

ABSTRACT The study aimed to evaluate the effects of linseed and oregano supplementation diet goats on fatty acid profile sensory properties Padraccio, a typical cheese produced during spring through summer in Basilicata region (southern Italy). Extruded dried inflorescences were integrated pelleted concentrate (500 g/head per day) 21 grazing that randomly assigned, 7 group, following e...

In order to investigate the effects of some dietary phytoderivates (Origanum vulgare L. and Rosmarinus officinalis L.) on rabbit peripheral lymphocyte proliferation and subsets populations, a total of 100 New Zealand mixed-sex rabbits were weaned at 30 days of age and immediately split into homogeneous groups submitted to the following dietary treatments: 1) Standard diet (Ctrl); 2) Standard di...

Plant essential oils (EOs) have been reported to have health benefit properties and their preventive and therapeutic use in animals is expected to increase in the future. We evaluated the influence of five essential oils obtained from plant species which are known to have positive antimicrobial, antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects--sage EO from Salvia officinalis L. (Lamiaceae), oregano...

We studied two main bioactive molecules of oregano, carvacrol and thymol, in the present work. These conformers are linked to single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) so-called functionalized SWCNT (f-SWCNT) find their application as anti-inflammatory drugs. use multiscale methods density functional theory (DFT) formalism achieve this aim. have proposed nanocarriers based on a finite size model met...

The study focuses on the antimicrobial activity of nanocellulose films (NFC) embedded with thyme, cinnamon, and oregano essential oils for active packaging application. against model pathogenic bacteria was first tested to obtain each oil's minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). tests showed that surface area quantity oil strongly influenced effect. Then, different systems were directly packed...

Abstract The main limitation of the micropropagation camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia) is related to in vitro contamination. In order overcome contamination, effect essential oils was studied as an alternative conventional chemical treatments. This study aimed analyze action from four condiment and medicinal plants (Oregano, Origanum vulgare L.; Garlic, Allium sativum Citronella, Cymbopogon nardus L....

Abstract Oregano ( Origanum vulgare L.) is one of the priority medicinal and aromatic plants in Europe because its broad potential for use distribution assessments species. The involvement oregano genetic resources cultivation can solve problems depletion natural habitats allows receiving high yield marginal meteorological conditions. Also, ex situ conservation most applicable method conserving...