Evaluation of benzaldehyde as an antibiotic modulator and its toxic effect against drosophila melanogaster

• Main Authors: Luiz Jardelino de Lacerda Neto, Andreza Guedes Barbosa Ramos, Thiago Sampaio de Freitas, Cristina Rodrigues Dos Santos Barbosa, Dárcio Luiz de Sousa Júnior, Abolghasem Siyadatpanah, Morteza Nejat, Polrat Wilairatana, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Francisco Assis Bezerra da Cunha
• Other Authors: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/76040
• Institution: Mahidol University

Products of natural origin remain important in the discovery of new bioactive molecules and are less damaging to the environment. Benzaldehyde is a product of the metabolism of plants, and similarly to oxygenated terpenes, it can have antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and toxic ac...