Phytochemical profile and antimicrobial activity of essential oils from two Syzygium species against selected oral pathogens
Sahar S. Salem, Heba E. Elsayed, Samah Shabana, Mohamed T. Khazaal, Fatma A. Moharram · 2023
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Sahar S Salem, Heba E Elsayed, Samah Shabana, Mohamed T Khazaal, and Fatma A Moharram study, in a 2023 paper, the essential oils of two Syzygium trees grown in Egypt. Plants of this genus are rich in such oils and have a folk history in treating tooth pain and infection. The team compared oils drawn from the leaves by three methods and tested them against mouth germs.
A super-critical carbon dioxide method gave the highest yield. Chemical analysis showed the two species carry quite different main parts, from squalene in one to globulol in the other, with further variation by method. All the oils fought the test germs broadly. The steam-drawn oils were strongest, halting one key bacterium at low dose and cutting yeast biofilm growth by over eighty percent. The authors support further work on these oils for oral care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sahar S. Salem, Heba E. Elsayed, Samah Shabana, Mohamed T. Khazaal, Fatma A. Moharram |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |