background: safety and efficacy of the synthetic antioxidants used in the food industry are frequently questioned because such antioxidants are unstable and highly volatile, therefore, interest in finding naturally occurring antioxidants that have the potential to protect human beings from damage induced by oxidative stress has intensified. objective: bioactivities of thymus daenensis and aneth...

background & aim:jasmonic acid (ja) is regarded as endogenous regulators that play important roles in regulating stress responses, plant growth and development.effect of foliar application of ja on the essential oil and oil chemical components of hyssop (hyssopus officinalis l.) were investigated. experimental:  this study conducted in a crd with three replications and in experimental green...

background: thymus daenensis celak. is one of the medicinal plants which cultivated in iran. this plant involve high amount of polyphenols including thymol and carvacrol, which were reported to possess the high antioxidant activity. objective: antioxidative activity (aoa) and chemical constituents of thymus daenensis essential oil (tdeo) were examined. also, the effect of thermal treatments (80...

background & aim: the major aim of this study was to determine the antibacterial activity of the essential oils from five medicinal plants. experimental: the hydro-distillation essential oils from five plant species, including satureja bachtiarica, zataria multiflora, thymus daenensis, thymus carmanicus, and ziziphora tenuior (lamiaceae) which are endemic in iran. in-vitro antibacterial tes...

Background & Aim: Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum), a plant that is extensively cultivated in some countries, is used to enhance the flavour of salads, sauces, pasta, confectioneries and other products as both a fresh and dried herb. The effect of foliar application of Jasmonic acid and reduced irrigation on essential oil yield and chemical components of two Iranian landrace of basil (<e...

Background & Aim: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the bacterial pathogens and the most important factor in hospitalized infections in human community. This bacterium is becoming resistance to chemical drugs quickly. Lots of countries are trying to find new compositions as a suitable replacement for these antibiotics. The aim of this study was antibacterial activity and...

Background & Aim: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the bacterial pathogens and the most important factor in hospitalized infections in human community. This bacterium is becoming resistance to chemical drugs quickly. Lots of countries are trying to find new compositions as a suitable replacement for these antibiotics. The aim of this study was antibacterial activity and...

background &amp; aim: sage (salvia officinalis l.) is a perennial medicinal herb which belongs to lamiales order and lamiaceae family. this plant has economical value for four years. nowadays the use of plant growth regulators (pgr) has an important role for increasing the secondary metabolites in plants. among pgrs jasmonic (ja) and salicylic acid (sa) have many applications in medicinal plant...