The Role of Essential Oils and the Biological Detoxification in the Prevention of Aflatoxin Borne Diseases

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 2767-2790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dusanka Kitic ◽  
Dusica Pavlovic ◽  
Suzana Brankovic
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oils ◽  
Biological Detoxification

Nanostructured Lipid Carriers (NLCs) for drug delivery: Role of Liquid lipid (oil)

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anisha D’Souza ◽  
Ranjita Shegokar
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Drug Carrier ◽  
Drug Loading ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Natural Oils ◽  
Optimal Drug

: In recent years, SLNs and NLCs are among the popular drug delivery systems studied for delivery of lipophilic drugs. Both systems have demonstrated several beneficial properties as an ideal drug-carrier, optimal drug-loading and good long-term stability. NLCs are getting popular due to their stability advantages and possibility to load various oil components either as an active or as a matrix. This review screens types of oils used till date in combination with solid lipid to form NLCs. These oils are broadly classified in two categories: Natural oils and Essential oils. NLCs offer range advantages in drug delivery due to the formation of imperfect matrix owing to the presence of oil. The type and percentage of oil used determines optimal drug loading and stability. Literature shows that variety of oils is used in NLCs mainly as matrix, which is from natural origin, triglycerides class. On the other hand, essential oils not only serve as a matrix but as an active. In short, oil is the key ingredient in formation of NLCs, hence needs to be selected wisely as per the performance criteria expected.

The role of essential oils in modern industry

1952 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward E. Langenau
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oils ◽  
Modern Industry

Phytotoxicity of clove oil and its primary constituent eugenol and the role of leaf epicuticular wax in the susceptibility to these essential oils

Weed Science ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 833-837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke D. Bainard ◽  
Murray B. Isman ◽  
Mahesh K. Upadhyaya
Keyword(s):  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Electrolyte Leakage ◽  
Membrane Integrity ◽  
Clove Oil ◽  
Common Lambsquarters ◽  
Redroot Pigweed ◽  
Leaf Epicuticular Wax

Herbicidal activities of clove oil and its primary constituent eugenol on broccoli, common lambsquarters, and redroot pigweed and the role of crystalline leaf epicuticular wax (LEW) in susceptibility and retention of these essential oils were studied. Clove oil (2.5%) and eugenol (1.5%) were applied to leaves of greenhouse-grown broccoli, common lambsquarters, and redroot pigweed seedlings and effects on seedling growth and leaf cell membrane integrity were studied. Compared with eugenol, clove oil caused greater inhibition of seedling growth in all species. Both eugenol and clove oil caused greater loss of membrane integrity and inhibition of seedling growth in redroot pigweed, which has no crystalline LEW, compared with common lambsquarters, which has a thick layer of crystalline LEW. In broccoli seedlings with LEW, clove oil caused greater inhibition of growth than eugenol. Both clove oil and eugenol caused greater electrolyte leakage from broccoli leaves without LEW than in the leaves with LEW. Removal of LEW increased electrolyte leakage, an indicator of cell membrane damage, by 97% in eugenol-treated and 26% in clove oil–treated broccoli leaves. Susceptibility of broccoli seedlings and possibly some weed species may, therefore, be affected by factors (e.g., genetic, environmental) that influence the amount of LEW. Although the presence of LEW greatly reduced the retention of the essential oil solutions, there was no significant difference between the retention of clove oil and eugenol solutions, indicating that differences in their phytotoxicity to broccoli leaves was not due to differential foliar retention.

scholarly journals ESSENTIAL OILS AND METHYLGLYOXAL: A POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT BACTERIAL INFECTIONS

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Erin Cieslak ◽  
James P. Mack ◽  
Albert Rojtman
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Alternative Treatment ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant ◽  
Medicinal Properties

<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Essential oils are of significant interest in today’s world of healthcare because these compounds have a variety of medicinal properties. In this study, we evaluated the <em>in vitro</em> antibiotic role of essential oils as a possible alternative treatment in combatting Methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> (MRSA).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In conjunction with carrier oils, three essential oils (cassia, cinnamon bark, and thyme), as well as methylglyoxal were tested on MRSA using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The minimum inhibitory concentration of each tested essential oil and methylglyoxal in carrier oil was determined to be 25% essential oil and 75% carrier oil mixture. This concentration worked much more effectively than the standard antibiotic, vancomycin, which is currently used to treat MRSA infections.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Antibacterial emollients made from naturally occurring products like essential oils can be cost-effective alternatives to antibiotics. The results of this research show that these emollients are more effective against MRSA than standard antibiotics in cell culture.</p>

scholarly journals The Biology of Essential Oils in the Pollination of Flowers

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 1934578X0700201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leland J. Cseke ◽  
Peter B. Kaufman ◽  
Ara Kirakosyan
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oils ◽  
Biological Process ◽  
Floral Scent ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Genetic Material ◽  
Plant Reproduction ◽  
Higher Plant ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Essential Oil Compounds

Pollination is an essential biological process in higher plant reproduction that involves the transfer of pollen to the female sexual organs of flowers or cones. It plays a critical role in the reproductive success and evolution of most plant species by allowing plants to share genetic material from other members of the same or closely-related species, thus increasing genetic diversity. In many cases, non-plant organisms are involved in carrying out this cross-pollination, including insects, bats, mammals, and birds. In order to attract such pollinators, plants have evolved the ability to produce a mind-boggling array of volatile compounds that have also found abundant use for humans when collected as essential oils. In this review, we focus on the role of essential oil compounds that are produced by flowers as chemical attractants used to draw in their often highly-specific pollinators. We examine in some detail various questions behind the biology of floral scent, including how these compounds are produced in flowers, how they are detected by potential pollinators, and how biotechnology can be used to alter their activity.

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