Enhancing Antimicrobial Efficacy of Sandalwood Essential Oil Against for Food Preservation.

The growing emphasis on food safety and healthier lifestyles, driven by industrial expansion and scientific priorities, has highlighted the necessity of managing harmful microorganisms to guarantee food quality. A significant challenge in this domain is the control of pathogens that are capable of forming biofilms, entering a sessile state that enhances their resistance to broad-spectrum antibiotics. Essential oils, renowned for their antibacterial properties, present a promising natural alternative for food preservation.

Molecular cloning and functional characterization of Caspase-8 in goldfish (Carassius auratus L.).

Apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, is essential for maintaining homeostasis within the internal environment. Caspase-8, an initiator caspase, plays a pivotal role in activating the caspase cascade during the apoptotic process. This study cloned and expressed Caspase-8 from goldfish, aimed to investigate the role of Caspase-8 in the immune response of fish to bacterial infections, specifically those caused by Aeromonas hydrophila.

BPMs regulate Arabidopsis seedling development by promoting auxin-independent degradation of the Aux/IAA protein IAA10.

After germination, seedlings undergo etiolated development (skotomorphogenesis), enabling them to grow towards the soil surface. In Arabidopsis, etiolated seedlings exhibit rapid hypocotyl elongation, apical hook formation and closed cotyledons to protect the meristem. In this study, we found that high-order mutants in the gene family displayed defects in seedling development, characterized by a shorter hypocotyl, early apical hook opening, and opened cotyledons in the dark.

Antifungal effect of Algerian essential oil nanoemulsions to control and in Thomson Navel oranges ( L. Osbeck).

Fungal infection is a potential issue in citrus fruits, while essential oils from and could be better alternatives to synthetic fungicides in orange preservation. The nanoparticles produced during ultrasonication exhibited a monomodal distribution of particle sizes with a mean zeta potential and a polydispersity index mean value of 74.12 nm, -38.

Chemical Composition, Biological Activity, and Application of Essential Oil as an Antimicrobial Agent in Minimally Processed Eggplant Inoculated with .

is mostly grown for its usage in the food, medical, and perfume industries, while it is also used as an attractive plant in parks, gardens, and homes. The use of essential oil may yield new results in relation to the antimicrobial activity of essential oils and their use mainly in extending the shelf life of foods. This study investigates the chemical composition and antimicrobial properties of essential oil (RDEO) using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and various bioassays to explore its potential applications in food preservation and microorganism growth control.