His areas of research interest are phytochemistry, antimicrobial, antimycotoxigenic, antioxidant, anti-proliferative and other bioactive properties of phytochemicals.
Once there, the antimicrobial action of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide, derived from the metabolic processes of the neutrophils, act to combat the microbial invasion.
Disinfectants are different from other antimicrobial agents such as antibiotics, which destroy microorganisms within the body, and antiseptics, which destroy microorganisms on living tissue.
A 2013 study into cinnamon's medicinal properties found many potential health benefits, including antioxidant properties, antidiabetic effects and antimicrobial activity.
In Scandinavia, there is evidence that the ban has led to a lower prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in (nonhazardous) animal bacterial populations.