Biofilms formed by fungal organisms are associated with drastically enhanced resistance against most antimicrobial agents, contributing to the persistence of the fungi despite antifungal therapy. The purpose of this study is to combine the unique properties of nanoparticles with the antimicrobial activity of the Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil in order to obtain a nanobiosystem that could ...

Tansy, Tanacetum macrophyllum (Waldst. & Kit.) Sch. Bip., is often misidentified by herb collectors as yarrow, Achillea grandifolia Friv. With the former, cases of poisoning induced by its ingestion are well documented, but the latter is widely used for ethnopharmacological purposes. The aim of this study was to estimate, based on the volatile metabolite profiles of the two species, the potenti...

background & aim: peppermint (mentha piperita l.) oil is one of the most popular and widely used as an essential oil. the aim of this study was to identify of the chemical components of peppermint cultivated in isfahan climatic conditions. experimental: the aerial parts of the plants were collected from a filed in meymeh, isfahan province in 2012. the essential oil was extracted by a cleven...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this research was to investigate the chemical composition and antibacterial activities of the fatty acids and essential oil from various parts of Ligularia persica Boiss (L. persica) growing wild in north of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS Essential oils were extracted by using Clevenger-type apparatus. Antibacterial activity was tested on two Gram-positive and two Gram...

Objective: To evaluate lipoxygenase inhibitory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of selected essential oils. Materials and Methods: Essential oils were obtained by hydro distillation using a Clevenger-type apparatus and oils composition was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Lipoxygenase inhibitory activity of essential oils was evaluated by lipoxygenase inhibition assay...

BACKGROUND The plants belonging to the Ocimum genus of the Lamiaceae family are considered to be a rich source of essential oils which have expressed biological activity and use in different area of human activity. There is a great variety of chemotypes within the same basil species. Essential oils from three different cultivars of basil, O. basilicum var. purpureum, O. basilicum var. thyrsiflo...

AIMS To determine antibacterial activity of Ocimum suave essential oils against bacterial uropathogens. STUDY DESIGN A cross sectional and experimental study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Six selected hospitals in Bushenyi District, Uganda between June 2012 and July 2013. METHODOLOGY Clean catch midstream urine samples were collected and inoculated on Cystine Lysine Electrolyte Deficient (...

Ocimum sanctum L. var. cubensis (OS) is a valuable medicinal plant. Some varieties have been reported and some of them remain almost unstudied. The aim of this study is therefore to evaluate the chemical composition and the in vitro/in vivo toxicity of the leaves essential oil from O. sanctum, up growing wild in the Eastern region of Cuba. The essential oil was extracted by in a Clevenger type ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro activity of the essential oil extracted from Origanum vulgare against sixteen Candida species isolates. Standard strains tested comprised C. albicans (ATCC strains 44858, 4053, 18804 and 3691), C. parapsilosis (ATCC 22019), C. krusei (ATCC 34135), C. lusitaniae (ATCC 34449) and C. dubliniensis (ATCC MY646). Six Candida albicans isolates from th...