Essential oils pharmacological activity: Chemical markers, biogenesis, plant sources, and commercial products

A study of the minimum inhibitory concentration and mode of action of oregano essential oil, thymol and carvacrol

R.J.W. Lambert, Panagiotis Skandamis, Peter J. Coote et al. · Journal of Applied Microbiology · 2001 · 2.4K citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Antimicrobial Pharmacology +8

Essential Oils in Food Preservation: Mode of Action, Synergies, and Interactions with Food Matrix Components

Morten Hyldgaard, Tina Mygind, Rikke Louise Meyer · Frontiers in Microbiology · 2012 · 2.1K citations · Full text

Agriculture, Food Science, Microbiology +16

Factors affecting secondary metabolite production in plants: volatile components and essential oils

A. Cristina Figueiredo, José G. Barroso, Luís G. Pedro et al. · Flavour and Fragrance Journal · 2008 · 1.3K citations

Life Sciences, Plant Biology, Plant Sciences +17

Non-neuronal expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes in the olfactory system suggests mechanisms underlying COVID-19-associated anosmia

David H. Brann, Tatsuya Tsukahara, Caleb Weinreb et al. · Science Advances · 2020 · 1.2K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience +14

Terpenes and terpenoids as main bioactive compounds of essential oils, their roles in human health and potential application as natural food preservatives

Ayu Masyita, Reka Mustika Sari, Ayun Dwi Astuti et al. · Food Chemistry X · 2022 · 980 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Food Science, Nutritional Sciences +17