Antibacterial potential of Coriandrum sativum essential oil against foodborne pathogens: A systematic review

Abstract

The objective was to carry out a systematic review on the antibacterial potential presented by Coriandrum sativum essential oil, against bacteria of food origin. The Cochrane Institute methodology and the PRISMA protocol were followed. The search for articles was carried out in the electronic databases Web of science, MEDLINE/PubMed and Scopus (Elsevier). The inclusion criteria adopted for sample selection were: studies that made use of essential oil obtained from the species Coriandrum sativum and bacteria of food origin, with a clearly described methodology, published in journals in English or Portuguese, with a time frame over the last 10 years (2014-2024). Based on the proposed methodology, initially 1.374 articles were identified, based on the inclusion criteria used, 66 articles were assessed for eligibility, and 7 studies were chosen for construction of the review. The main results show that the essential oil of C. sativum has antibacterial activity, both against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria of food origin, and could become a promising source for technological prospection of antibacterial drugs.