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ArticleNatural products and bioprospecting2024

Disclosing the potential of Cupressus leylandii A.B. Jacks & Dallim, Eucalyptus globulus Labill., Aloysia citrodora Paláu, and Melissa officinalis L. hydrosols as eco-friendly antimicrobial agents.

Heloísa H S Almeida, Pedro J L Crugeira, Joana S Amaral, Alírio E Rodrigues, Maria-Filomena Barreiro

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Article in Natural products and bioprospecting, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Heloísa H S AlmeidaCentro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-252, Bragança, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0807-3522
Pedro J L CrugeiraCentro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-252, Bragança, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7084-3711
Joana S AmaralCentro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-252, Bragança, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3648-7303
Alírio E RodriguesLaboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering-Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0715-4761
Maria-Filomena BarreiroCentro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-252, Bragança, Portugal. barreiro@ipb.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6844-333X

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia SFRH/BD/148124/2019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is a major global health concern, threatening the effective prevention and treatment of infections caused by microorganisms. These factors boosted the study of safe and green alternatives, with hydrosols, the by-products of essential oils extraction, emerging as promising natural antimicrobial agents. In this context, four hydrosols obtained from Cupressus leylandii A.B. Jacks & Dallim, Eucalyptus globulus Labill., Aloysia citrodora Paláu and Melissa officinalis L. were studied. Their chemical composition comprises neral, geranial, 1,8-cineole, terpinen-4-ol, and oplopanonyl acetate, compounds with recognised antimicrobial activity. Concerning antimicrobial activity, significant differences were found using different hydrosol concentrations (10-20% v/v) in comparison to a control (without hydrosol), showing the potential of the tested hydrosols to inhibit the microbial growth of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans. A. citrodora hydrosol was the most effective one, inhibiting 90% of E. coli growth and 80% of C. albicans growth, for both hydrosol concentrations (p < 0.0001). With hydrosol concentration increase, it was possible to observe an improved antimicrobial activity with significant reductions (p < 0.0001). The findings of this work indicate the viability of reusing and valuing the hydrosols, encouraging the development of green applications for different fields (e.g., food, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics).

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Antimicrobial activityChemical compositionEssential oil by-productsHydrosolsNatural preservativesWaste valorisation

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PMID38163838
PMCPMC10758378

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