The antifungal activity and the chemical composition of essential oils (EOs) from some Mediterranean autochthonous plants were investigated against Malassezia pachydermatis, a fastidious opportunistic yeast usually involved in canine external otitis. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of Anthemis nobilis, Citrus limon, Citrus paradisi, Illicium verum, Lavandula hybrida, Mentha piperita, O...

Seventeen microbial species including 10 fungal taxa, two yeasts and five bacteria, were isolated from freshly prepared orange, guava and banana juices kept in open bottles at room temperature for 7 days. Eight different essential oils, from local herbs, were tested for their antimicrobial activity against these test organisms. The essential oils of Cymbopogon citratus, Ocimum basilicum and Ori...

The applicability of Origanum majorana-Capped Silver nanoparticles synthesis for removing Ni (II) ions from aqueous solutions has been reported. This novel material was characterized by different techniques such as FT-IR, XRD and SEM. The influence of nanoparticle dosage, pH of the sample solution, individual ions concentration, temperature, contact time between the sample and the adsorbent wer...

Total DNA was extracted from 41 species (20 genera) of the subfamily Nepetoideae (family Labiatae). Using rbcL-specific primers, the rbcL gene wsa amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequenced directly. RbcL sequences were evaluated with character state (maximum parsimony; PAUP) and distance methods (neighbour-joining; MEGA). In agreement with classical systematics all taxa studied...

Background: Many plants possess therapeutic properties against infectious and non-infectious diseases, including cancer inflammatory diseases. Plants may have immunomodulatory properties, too. In this study, we evaluated the effects toxic of ethanolic extract from Lamiaceae family on macrophage, lymphocyte, B Cell Leukemia (BCL-1) in vitro. Materials Methods: Plant samples were purchased, their...