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A Review of the Current Evidence of Fruit Phenolic Compounds as Potential Antimicrobials Against Pathogenic Bacteria by M.C. Lima; C. Paiva de Sousa; C. Fernandez-Prada; J. Harel; J.D. Dubreuil; E.L. de Souza is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Review of the Current Evidence of Fruit Phenolic Compounds as Potential Antimicrobials Against Pathogenic Bacteria about?
Fruits are among the main natural sources of phenolic compounds (PC). These compounds exert important antioxidant properties primarily associated with the presence of hydroxyl groups in their molecular structure. Additionally, the antibacterial effects of fruit phenolic-rich extracts or individual PC commonly found in fruits have been an emerging research focus in recent years. This review discusses by first time the available literature regarding the inhibitory effects of fruit PC on pathogenic bacteria, including not only their direct effects on bacterial growth and survival, but also their effects on virulence factors and antibiotic resistance, as well as the possible mechanism underlying these inhibitory properties. The results of the retrieved studies show overall that the antibacterial effects of fruit PC vary with the target bacteria, type of PC and length of exposure to these compounds. The type of solvent and procedures used for extraction and fruit cultivar also seem to influence the antibacterial effects of phenolic-rich fruit extracts. Fruit PC have shown wide-spectrum antibacterial properties besides being effective antibiotic resistance modifying agents in pathogenic
Who reads A Review of the Current Evidence of Fruit Phenolic Compounds as Potential Antimicrobials Against Pathogenic Bacteria?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Author
- M.C. Lima; C. Paiva de Sousa; C. Fernandez-Prada; J. Harel; J.D. Dubreuil; E.L. de Souza
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)