1. Enhancing antioxidant and antibacterial properties of olive oil through garlic enrichment: a comprehensive study.
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Manai-Djebali, Hedia, Yeddes, Walid, Hammami, Majdi, Nait-Mohamed, Salma, Msaada, Kamel, and Ben Youssef, Nabil
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ANTIBIOTICS assay , *ANTIOXIDANT analysis , *PHENOL analysis , *ANTIBIOTICS , *ENVIRONMENTAL health , *GARLIC , *FOOD consumption , *OLIVE oil , *FLAVONOIDS , *GAS chromatography , *ANTI-infective agents , *ESCHERICHIA coli , *PSEUDOMONAS diseases , *ANTIOXIDANTS , *MASS spectrometry , *COMPARATIVE studies , *PHARMACODYNAMICS - Abstract
The amalgamation of garlic's antibacterial potency with olive oil's nutritional benefits provides a natural, effective way to boost health and counters microbial threats. This study explored the antioxidant and antibacterial traits of garlic-enriched virgin olive oil (VOO) samples, focusing on various garlic forms (fresh, oven-dried, freeze-dried). Comparative analysis revealed fresh garlic's highest total phenolic content, flavonoid content, and strongest DPPH scavenging activity. GC/MS analysis unveiled distinct volatile profiles. Fresh garlic oil contained elevated allyl-methy-sulfide, diallyl-trisulfide, methyl-propyl-disulfide levels. Antibacterial evaluation displayed substantial inhibition zones, especially fresh garlic oil against E. coli, and oven-dried/freeze-dried garlic oils against P. aeruginosa. Lower Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) values for fresh garlic oil and freeze-dried garlic oil against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria signify potent antibacterial activity of garlic-enriched VOO. These findings underscore garlic-enriched VOO's potential as natural antibacterial agents, fortified with antioxidant traits, while emphasizing drying methods' role in shaping volatile compounds [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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