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ArticleOpen life sciences2025

Preparation and characterization of lemongrass oil nanoemulsion: Antimicrobial, antibiofilm, antioxidant, and anticancer activities.

Mohamed T Selim, Bahaa M Badr, Salem S Salem, Fathy M Elkady, Mostafa A Abdel-Maksoud, Nasser Ibrahim Issa, Karim M Sobhy, Khaled M Shaban, Ahmed A Abdallah, Ali M Sabeq and 4 more

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14 authors.

Mohamed T SelimBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11884, Egypt.
Bahaa M BadrDepartment of Basic Medical and Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Salem S SalemBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11884, Egypt.
Fathy M ElkadyMicrobiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, P.O. Box 11884, Cairo, Egypt.
Mostafa A Abdel-MaksoudDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Nasser Ibrahim IssaBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11884, Egypt.
Karim M SobhyBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11884, Egypt.
Khaled M ShabanBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11884, Egypt.
Ahmed A AbdallahBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11884, Egypt.
Ali M SabeqBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11884, Egypt.
Abdulaziz AlamriBiochemistry Department- College of Science- King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed Y ZakyUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States of America.
Abeer S AloufiDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Amr H HashemBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11884, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although citrus essential oils, including lemongrass essential oil, have antibacterial, anti-biofilm, and antioxidant properties, their biological instability and poor water solubility render them unsuitable for industrial usage. Thus, this study aimed to prepare both lemongrass essential oil emulsion (LEO-E) and lemongrass essential oil nanoemulsion (LEO-NE), and evaluate their different bioactivities. Characterization by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) and evaluation of antimicrobial, antibiofilm, antioxidant, and anticancer activities were carried out. GC-MS results illustrated that D-limonene compound is the dominant among other compounds in LEO. According to transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering, LEO-NE appeared as spherical-shaped droplets with a constant size spanning from 29.1 to 37.4 nm with a polydispersity index value of 0.163. Antimicrobial results showed that LEO-NE exhibited promising antimicrobial activity against

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antibiofilmantimicrobialantioxidantcytotoxicitylemongrass essential oilnanoemulsions

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PMID40917775
PMCPMC12412374

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