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ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Application of Natural Phenolic Substances as Antimicrobial Agents in Agriculture and Food Industry.

Katarzyna Dembińska, Ambika H Shinde, Marcela Pejchalová, Agnieszka Richert, Maria Swiontek Brzezinska

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Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Integrated Chemical Profiling and Biological Assessment ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  9. Frontiers in nutrition · 2026
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  11. Carvacrol@ZnO andMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  12. Special Issue "Natural Compounds: Advances in Antimicrobial Activity".International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  15. Racemosol Derivatives and Other Metabolites fromMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  16. In Vitro Evaluation of the Antifungal Activity ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Katarzyna DembińskaDepartment of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2933-4920
Ambika H ShindeDepartment of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-3092-5808
Marcela PejchalováDepartment of Biological and Biochemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Sudentska 573, 53210 Pardubice, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-4361-1915
Agnieszka RichertDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4670-5802
Maria Swiontek BrzezinskaDepartment of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural phenolic substances have emerged as promising alternatives to synthetic antimicrobials in both agriculture and the food industry, where concerns over microbial resistance and chemical residues are rising. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current literature, highlighting the potential of these compounds as effective antimicrobial agents. A systematic evaluation of in vitro and in vivo studies was conducted, focusing on the efficacy of various phenolic compounds against a range of pathogens. The analysis revealed that natural phenolics not only inhibit microbial growth but also enhance the shelf life and safety of food products and protect crops from disease. Moreover, although laboratory results are promising, the translation of these findings into practical applications requires further investigation. Overall, the evidence supports the potential for natural phenolic substances to serve as integral components in sustainable agriculture and food preservation strategies.

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agricultureantimicrobial agentsfood preservationfood safetynatural phenolic compounds

Identifiers

PMID40509420
PMCPMC12155485

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