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Antimicrobial properties of plant essential oils against human pathogens and their mode of action: an updated review


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Swamy, Mallappa Kumara and Akhtar, Mohd Sayeed and Sinniah, Uma Rani (2016) Antimicrobial properties of plant essential oils against human pathogens and their mode of action: an updated review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2016. pp. 1-21. ISSN 1741-427X; ESSN: 1741-4288

Abstract

A wide range of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) have been explored for their essential oils in the past few decades. Essential oils are complex volatile compounds, synthesized naturally in different plant parts during the process of secondary metabolism. Essential oils have great potential in the field of biomedicine as they effectively destroy several bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens. The presence of different types of aldehydes, phenolics, terpenes, and other antimicrobial compounds means that the essential oils are effective against a diverse range of pathogens. The reactivity of essential oil depends upon the nature, composition, and orientation of its functional groups. The aim of this article is to review the antimicrobial potential of essential oils secreted from MAPs and their possible mechanisms of action against human pathogens. This comprehensive review will benefit researchers who wish to explore the potential of essential oils in the development of novel broad-spectrum key molecules against a broad range of drug-resistant pathogenic microbes.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/3012462
Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Keywords: Essential oils; Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs); Biomedicine; Metabolism
Depositing User: Mohd Hafiz Che Mahasan
Date Deposited: 13 Aug 2018 07:45
Last Modified: 13 Aug 2018 07:45
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55085
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