background: oxidation of lipids causes reduction of different properties of products that contains lipids. nowadays, there is a growing demand for the natural antioxidants due to the harmful effects of synthetic antioxidants such as bha, bht and tbhq. objective: in this study, extract of aerial parts of echinacea purpurea l. was used instead of synthetic antioxidants in cake then, antioxidant a...

background and objectives: the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of bitter orange (citrus aurantium) leaf, ripe and unripe peel essential oils, cultivated in southwest of iran, were investigated. materials and methods: the analysis of chemical composition of hydro-distilled essential oils was carried out by gc-ms. the disc diffusion and broth micro-dilution were used to assay the ...

Nowadays, multidrug antimicrobial resistance is a very common issue globally. Antimicrobial fueling the fire, and it has been noted that infectious disease incidence deaths are rising throughout world. Many pathogens have reported to develop these synthetic semi-synthetic drugs leading minimized efficacy resulting in substantial economic losses all over A new approach for choosing natural extra...

BACKGROUNDS: Different susceptibility rates of pathogenic bacteria to antimicrobial agents are considered major factors in the choice of drugs and the success of treatments. Concerns have been raised regarding the emergence of antimicrobial resistance among pathogenic bacteria that may result in unpredictable antimicrobial susceptibilities and therapy failure. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this in...

BACKGROUND Nowadays, there has been an increased interest in essential oils from various plant origins as potential antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antiproliferative agents. This trend can be mainly attributed to the rising number and severity of food poisoning outbreaks worldwide along with the recent negative consumer perception against artificial food additives and the demand for novel funct...

Female genital tract infections are major public health problems, with considerable economic consequences. Drugs like metronidazole and clindamycin unable to control the growth of vaginal infection completely, which requires alternate novel treatment strategies. Some herbal antimicrobial agents reported inhibit infection. Boerhaavia diffusa andAzadirachta indica such herbs antimicrobial, antiox...

Nature derived product drew a lot of interest because their potential nutritional and therapeutics value. Most natural compounds are now processed developed as possible antioxidative, antimitotic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antiangiogenic, anti-carcinogenic pharmaceutical agents. Indeed, several products have been used lead in the development most potent physiologically relevant chemical...

BACKGROUND Scrophularia striata (Scrophulariaceae family) is an herbaceous plant that is traditionally used for treatment of microbial infections. OBJECTIVES Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of different extracts (methanolic, ethanolic, aqueous and ethyl acetate) from S. striata aerial parts was evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS The antimicrobial activity of different extracts from S. ...

objective(s):   the ongoing increasing antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest challenges faced by global public health. the perennial need for new antimicrobials against a background of increasing antibiotic resistance in pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms obliges the scientific community to constantly develop new drugs and antimicrobial agents. lichens are known prolific sources ...