Special Issues

Biological Activities of Essential Oils

Submission Deadline: 28 February 2025 View: 175 Submit to Special Issue

Guest Editors

Dr. Jesús Palá-Paúl, Departamento de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain

Summary

Most of the plants, especially the aromatic and medicinal ones have essential oils. These compounds have been widely studied not only to know the chemical composition but also their biological activities. (EOs) have for a long time been recognized to possess several different biological activities.

With this special issue, we want to contribute to the knowledge of these secondary plant metabolites and their activities that will be useful for science, pharmaceutical industry and the population.


Keywords

essential oils, biological activities, natural products, metabolites, medicinal plants, volatiles, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal

Published Papers


  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Encapsulation of Clove Oil Nanoemlusion in Chitosan-Based Nano-Composite: In Vitro and in Vivo Antifungal Activity against Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotium rolfsii

    Ahmed Mahmoud Ismail, Eman Said Elshewy, Isra H. Ali, Naglaa Abd Elbaki Sallam Muhanna, Eman Yehia Khafagi
    Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.11, pp. 2787-2811, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.057518
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Biological Activities of Essential Oils)
    Abstract Rhizoctonia solani Kühn and Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. are the primary soil-borne plant diseases responsible for significant reductions in global crop yields. The primary goal of this study was to investigate the antifungal potentials of clove essential oil (CEO), nanoemulsion form (CEONE) and chitosan/nanoemulsion nanocomposite (CS/CEONE) against R. solani and S. rolfsii through in vitro and in vivo trials. Both CEONE and CS/CEONE were prepared and investigated for their physical chemical and morphological characterization. The poisoned medium method was utilized to evaluate the inhibitory effects of CEO, CEONE and CS/CEONE on the mycelial growth and enzymatic activity of R. solani and S. rolfsii. The… More >

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