Corn starch-based films are inherently brittle and lack the necessary mechanical integrity for conventional packaging. However, the incorporation of additives can potentially improve the mechanical properties and processability of starch films. In this work two essential oils, Zataria multiflora Boiss (ZEO) or Mentha pulegium (MEO) at three levels (1%, 2% and 3% (v/v)), were incorporated into s...

Pomegranate juice (PJ) and its products are directly used in foods due to their pleasant taste and palatability as well as preservative effects. In spite of useful effects of essential oils such as zataria multiflora Boiss essential oil (ZEO) on prolonging shelf-life of foods, their application is restricted due to their vigorous taste and aroma. In the present study, physicochemical characteri...

abstract: the growing interest in substitution of chemical food preservatives by naturalones has fostered researchs on plantessentiak oils and extracts. in this study effect of different concentrations of zataria multiflora boiss. essential oil (0, 0.005, 0.015 and 0.03%) on bacillus cereus atcc 11778, (103cfu /ml), was evaluated using sterilized samples (16 bottles containing 80 ml barley soup...

objective(s): in the present study, the effect of tissue incubation with propranolol on functional antagonism of zataria multiflora boiss (z. multiflora) at muscarinic receptors of tracheal smooth muscle was examined.  materials and methods: the effects of three concentrations of aqueous-ethanolic extract, 10 nm atropine, and saline on muscarinic receptors were tested on incubated tracheal smoo...

background: mayonnaise is one of the food emulsions (o/w) that is used as a condiment in various foods.  objective: linseed oil (containing omega-3 fatty acids) was used at the replacement levels of 10, 15 and 20% of soybean oil in mayonnaise formulation and the sensory properties of samples were evaluated. methods: in the second part of this research, the zataria multiflora boiss. (zmeo) and s...

There is an increasing need for natural compounds pest control and food preservation in agriculture, dairy industries. To satisfy this need, essential oils (EOs) from aromatic plants can serve as flavors, preservatives ecofriendly pesticides. This study investigated the potential of different EOs field-collected leaves fourteen Zataria multiflora Boiss. populations representing three chemotypes...

recently, real-time pcr in combination with pma has successfully been applied to discriminate between live escherichia coli o157:h7 and dead bacteria killed by cumin, clove, oregano and cinnamon eos. in this study, initial experiments were performed in order to elucidate the minimum bactericidal concentration of zataria multiflora eo on e. coli o157:h7, salmonella enterica and listeria monocyto...

Shokri H and Sharifzadeh A Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology, Volume 6, Number 1, January 2017 http://www.herbmedpharmacol.com 2 and is the aborigine of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan (5). Zataria multiflora can be recognized by the orbicular, densely gland-dotted, ovate leaves and the dense white, hairy, round buds on the leaf axils. It is an aromatic shrub that reaches 60-90 cm in height. Matur...