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Biological effects of essential oils - A review
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Findings suggest that, at least in part, the encountered beneficial effects of essential oils are due to prooxidant effects on the cellular level.About:
This article is published in Food and Chemical Toxicology.The article was published on 2008-02-01. It has received 6174 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Essential oil.read more
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Effect of Essential Oils on Pathogenic Bacteria
TL;DR: The increasing resistance of microorganisms to conventional chemicals and drugs is a serious and evident worldwide problem that has prompted research into the identification of new biocides with broad activity.
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Plant Defense Against Herbivores: Chemical Aspects
Axel Mithöfer,Wilhelm Boland +1 more
TL;DR: Recognizing the herbivore challenge and precise timing of plant activities as well as the adaptive modulation of the plants' metabolism is important so that metabolites and energy may be efficiently allocated to defensive activities.
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Essential oils in insect control: low-risk products in a high-stakes world.
TL;DR: In recent years, the use of essential oils (EOs) derived from aromatic plants as low-risk insecticides has increased considerably owing to their popularity with organic growers and environmentally conscious consumers.
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Essential oils in combination and their antimicrobial properties.
TL;DR: An overview on the antimicrobial efficacy of combinations of EOs and their isolated components is provided, taking advantage of their synergistic and additive effects.
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Essential oils: their antibacterial properties and potential applications in foods--a review.
TL;DR: In vitro studies have demonstrated antibacterial activity of essential oils (EOs) against Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella typhimurium, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Shigella dysenteria, Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus at levels between 0.2 and 10 microl ml(-1).
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Plant Products as Antimicrobial Agents
TL;DR: The current status of botanical screening efforts, as well as in vivo studies of their effectiveness and toxicity, are summarized and the structure and antimicrobial properties of phytochemicals are addressed.
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Oxidants, antioxidants, and the degenerative diseases of aging
TL;DR: It is argued that this damage to DNA, protein, and lipid is a major contributor to aging and to degenerative diseases of aging such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, immune-system decline, brain dysfunction, and cataracts.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants
TL;DR: This edition of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants holds a unique place in the plant sciences literature as it provides the only comprehensive, authoritative, integrated single volume book in this essential field of study.
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Investigation of the Alamar Blue (resazurin) fluorescent dye for the assessment of mammalian cell cytotoxicity
TL;DR: The identity of Alamar Blue is shown as resazurin, a very simple and versatile way of measuring cell proliferation and cytotoxicity that presents numerous advantages over other cytot toxicity or proliferation tests but there are several drawbacks to the routine use.
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