Plants of the genus Allium as antibacterial agents: From tradition to pharmacy

J Sharifi-Rad; D Mnayer; G Tabanelli; Z Z Stojanović-radić; M Sharifi-Rad; Z Yousaf; L Vallone; W N Setzer; M Iriti

doi:10.14715/cmb/2016.62.9.10

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Vol. 62 No. 9: Natural products as antimicrobial agents from molecular approach

Issue Published : August 29, 2016

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Plants of the genus Allium as antibacterial agents: From tradition to pharmacy

https://doi.org/10.14715/cmb/2016.62.9.10

J Sharifi-Rad

Zabol University of Medical Sciences Zabol Medicinal Plants Research Center Zabol Iran

D Mnayer

Lebanese University Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Veterinary Medicine Beirut Lebanon

G Tabanelli

Universití degli Studi di Bologna Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca Industriale Agroalimentare Cesena Italy

Z Z Stojanović-radić

University of Niš Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Niš Serbia

M Sharifi-Rad

Zabol University of Medical Sciences Zabol Iran mehdi_sharifirad@yahoo.com

Z Yousaf

Lahore College for Women University Department of Botany Lahore Pakistan

L Vallone

Universití degli Studi di Milano Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie per la Salute, la Produzione Animale e la Sicurezza Alimentare Milan Italy

W N Setzer

University of Alabama in Huntsville Department of Chemistry Huntsville USA

M Iriti

Milan State University Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Milan Italy

Corresponding Author(s) : J Sharifi-Rad

Cellular and Molecular Biology, Vol. 62 No. 9: Natural products as antimicrobial agents from molecular approach
Article Published : August 29, 2016

Abstract

Plants belonging to the genus Allium are widely cultivated and used all over the world as food and medicinal plants. Since ancient times, these plants, particularly garlic (Allium sativum L.) and onion (Allium cepa L.), have represented important components of typical recipes and traditional healing systems. Not the least of which, their use as food biopreservatives is well documented, due to the relevant antibacterial activity of their extracts and essential oils. In addition to garlic and onion, this review article deals with the main members of the genus Allium, including A. ampeloprasum (Leek), A. schoenoprasum (Chive) and A. ascalonicum (Shallot), focusing both on their ethnonutritional uses and potential as promising food biopreservative agents. Noteworthy, recent research has demonstrated Allium derivatives to be novel components in active edible coatings as well as nanoformulates.

Keywords

Alliaceae Allium sativum L. ethnobotany ethnonutrition antimicrobial activity food biopreservatives.

Sharifi-Rad, J., Mnayer, D., Tabanelli, G., Stojanović-radić, Z. Z., Sharifi-Rad, M., Yousaf, Z., Vallone, L., Setzer, W. N., & Iriti, M. (2016). Plants of the genus Allium as antibacterial agents: From tradition to pharmacy. Cellular and Molecular Biology, 62(9), 57–68. https://doi.org/10.14715/cmb/2016.62.9.10