Antifungal Activity of Citrus Essential Oils
Citations Over TimeTop 1% of 2014 papers
Abstract
Citrus essential oils (CEOs) are a mixture of volatile compounds consisting mainly of monoterpene hydrocarbons and are widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries because of their antifungal activities. To face the challenge of growing public awareness and concern about food and health safety, studies concerning natural biopreservatives have become the focus of multidisciplinary research efforts. In the past decades, a large amount of literature has been published on the antifungal activity of CEOs. This paper reviews the advances of research on CEOs and focuses on their in vitro and food antifungal activities, chemical compositions of CEOs, and the methods used in antifungal assessment. Furthermore, the antifungal bioactive components in CEOs and their potential mechanism of action are summarized. Finally, the applications of CEOs in the food industry are discussed in an attempt to provide new information for future utilization of CEOs in modern industries.
Related Papers
- Advances in research on antifungal effect of natural plant components(2011)
- Study on Antifungal Activity of Self-made Combined Antifungal Agent to Color-deterioration Transfer Coating Leather(2007)
- Study on the Development of Combined Antifungal Agents Used in the Leather Industry(I):Comparison of Antifungal Effect of Single Compound(2005)
- → ChemInform Abstract: 3‐Imidazolyl‐Substituted Flavans as Potential Antifungal Agents: Synthesis, Stereochemical Properties and Antifungal Activity.(2009)
- → ИСПОЛЬЗОВAНИЕ ПОТЕНЦИAЛA СОЦИAЛЬНЫХ ПAРТНЕРОВ В ПОДГОТОВКЕ БУДУЩИХ ПЕДAГОГОВ(2024)