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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2026

Essential oils as nature-engineered antifungals: a comprehensive review of pharmacological mechanisms, drug synergism, and advanced formulation strategies.

Harshini Jalendiran, Aditi Roy, Sahasrakshi Sathiyanarayanan, Swethavarshini Geethanarayanan, Abarna Geethanjali Kannan Selvam, Harshavarthini Vijayasekaran, Sudha Ramaiah, Anand Anbarasu

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Harshini Jalendiran *Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Aditi Roy *Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sahasrakshi SathiyanarayananDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Swethavarshini GeethanarayananDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abarna Geethanjali Kannan SelvamDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Harshavarthini VijayasekaranDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sudha RamaiahMedical and Biological Computing Laboratory, School of Biosciences and Technology (SBST), Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Anand AnbarasuDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Essential Oils (EOs) and their active compounds are more effective than traditional antifungal drugs. They are effective against a wide range of pathogens and can neutralise multiple targets simultaneously. Fungal resistance development is minimised due to multi-target effects. EOs that are rich in phenols and terpenoids are derived from plants such as

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antifungal activityEOSergosterol inhibitionphenolic terpenoidssynergy

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PMID42078923
PMCPMC13132824

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