Review

. 2017 Jun 16;18(6):1283.

doi: 10.3390/ijms18061283.

Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Spices

Qing Liu¹, Xiao Meng², Ya Li³, Cai-Ning Zhao⁴, Guo-Yi Tang⁵, Hua-Bin Li^{6

7}

Affiliations

¹ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. liuq248@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
² Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. mengx7@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
³ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. liya28@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
⁴ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. zhaocn@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
⁵ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. tanggy5@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
⁶ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. lihuabin@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
⁷ South China Sea Bioresource Exploitation and Utilization Collaborative Innovation Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China. lihuabin@mail.sysu.edu.cn.

PMID: 28621716
PMCID: PMC5486105
DOI: 10.3390/ijms18061283

Review

Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Spices

Qing Liu et al. Int J Mol Sci. 2017.

. 2017 Jun 16;18(6):1283.

doi: 10.3390/ijms18061283.

Authors

Qing Liu¹, Xiao Meng², Ya Li³, Cai-Ning Zhao⁴, Guo-Yi Tang⁵, Hua-Bin Li^{6

7}

Affiliations

¹ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. liuq248@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
² Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. mengx7@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
³ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. liya28@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
⁴ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. zhaocn@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
⁵ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. tanggy5@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
⁶ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. lihuabin@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
⁷ South China Sea Bioresource Exploitation and Utilization Collaborative Innovation Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China. lihuabin@mail.sysu.edu.cn.

PMID: 28621716
PMCID: PMC5486105
DOI: 10.3390/ijms18061283

Abstract

Infectious diseases caused by pathogens and food poisoning caused by spoilage microorganisms are threatening human health all over the world. The efficacies of some antimicrobial agents, which are currently used to extend shelf-life and increase the safety of food products in food industry and to inhibit disease-causing microorganisms in medicine, have been weakened by microbial resistance. Therefore, new antimicrobial agents that could overcome this resistance need to be discovered. Many spices-such as clove, oregano, thyme, cinnamon, and cumin-possessed significant antibacterial and antifungal activities against food spoilage bacteria like Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas fluorescens, pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus, harmful fungi like Aspergillus flavus, even antibiotic resistant microorganisms such as methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Therefore, spices have a great potential to be developed as new and safe antimicrobial agents. This review summarizes scientific studies on the antibacterial and antifungal activities of several spices and their derivatives.

Keywords: antibacterial activity; antifungal effect; antimicrobial property; clove; essential oil; oregano; spice; thyme.

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