Claim · model-written summary
Seed oils inhibited Bacillus cereus.
- Taxon
- Schisandra sphenanthera
Schisandra sphenantherat0 - Organ / stage
- seedse0
- Interactor
- Bacillus cereus
Bacillus cereuse0other - Outcome
- antibacterial activitye0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
t0“Schisandra sphenanthera”
e0“EOs of the seeds demonstrated antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, and Enterococcus faecalis”
Title
Xiaolu Qin; Qiaozhu Zhao; Fang Liu; et al. Chemistry & Biodiversity 2025. doi:10.1002/cbdv.202501264
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation One hundred seed essential oil compounds were identified.
- Observation Sesquiterpenes and oxidized sesquiterpenes had the highest content.
- Observation Endogenous organic-acid inhibitors gradually decreased during seed germination.
- Observation Allelochemicals peaked at the middle germination stage.
- Observation Antioxidant activity of essential oils was highest in dormant seeds and decreased later.
- Observation Seed oils inhibited Bacillus subtilis.
- Observation Seed oils inhibited Enterococcus faecalis.
- Association Essential oil compounds correlated with biological activities in complex ways.