Carvacrol and its derivatives as antibacterial agents

In recent years, essential oils constituents have attracted interest as alternative approach in the traditional medicine for their therapeutics properties. In this field, carvacrol, since it showed strong antimicrobial activity against a wide range of Gram-positive and -negative bacteria, has emerged as active molecule for therapeutic purpose. This review focuses on the antimicrobial properties of carvacrol and highlights the advantageous impact of the medicinal chemistry and technological-based approaches employed to improve its therapeutic profile. [GRAPHICS] .