Thymol and Limonene as Potent Antimicrobials: Bridging In Vitro Efficacy and Molecular Docking Insights
Nesrine Benkhaira, Mohamed El Fadili, Saad Ibnsouda Koraichi, Kawtar Fikri-Benbrahim · 2026
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Nesrine Benkhaira and her team set thymol and limonene side by side as germ drugs, in lab tests and on screen. Their study from twenty twenty-six does the side-by-side for these two plant compounds. Drug resistance drives the hunt for new germ drugs. Plant compounds are an old ground for that hunt.
Disk tests, dilution tests, and kill tests covered many microbes from real cases. Germs of both wall kinds, yeasts, and mycobacteria all went through the tests. Thymol beat limonene against each kind tried. On screen, models told how each one binds to germ targets. Drug-like fit and safety marks were also worked out. Lab proof and screen proof side by side make the case stronger. Thymol looks the stronger hopeful for new drugs.
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| CREATOR | Nesrine Benkhaira, Mohamed El Fadili, Saad Ibnsouda Koraichi, Kawtar Fikri-Benbrahim |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |