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Carvacrol and its derivatives as antibacterial agents

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In recent years, essential oils constituents have attracted interest as alternative approach in the traditional medicine for their therapeutics properties. In this field, carvacrol, since it showed strong antimicrobial activity against a wide range of Gram-positive and -negative bacteria, has emerged as active molecule for therapeutic purpose. This review focuses on the antimicrobial properties of carvacrol and highlights the advantageous impact of the medicinal chemistry and technological-based approaches employed to improve its therapeutic profile.

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Marinelli, L., Di Stefano, A. & Cacciatore, I. Carvacrol and its derivatives as antibacterial agents. Phytochem Rev 17, 903–921 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11101-018-9569-x

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