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Antifungal and Antibacterial Potential of Essential Oil of Boswellia sacra Resin in the Biological Control

by Habes I. Benlounissi A. Bouderbala M.

Issue 9

Environmental Health

This study focuses on extraction of Boswellia sacra resin essential oil that was performed using the hydrodistillation method, resulting in a yield of 2.45%. Phytochemical screening of the essential oil provided information about its major compounds, which include terpenes and anthocyanins. To...

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In-vitro assessment of α-amylase, photoprotective, antimicrobial activities, and chemical composition of Asphodelus microcarpus (Liliaceae) Essential Oils from Constantine (Eastern Algeria)

by Boumaraf M. Kerkabou A. Slougui N. Sarri D. Bensouici C. Hazmoune H. Mekkiou R.

Issue 8

Biodiversity conservation

This study examines the antidiabetic, photoprotective, and antibacterial properties of Asphodelus microcarpus (Liliaceae) essential oil (EO) collected from Constantine, Eastern Algeria. The EO was obtained by hydro-distillation and the composition was determined by Gas chromatography (GC) and gas...

Asphodelus microcarpus essential oil +4 more
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Chlorophyll-Enriched Chitosan-CuO-ZnO Nanoparticles for Antimicrobial Activities

by Khan M.J. Saeed S. Draz U. Abid M. Ejaz R. Aghayeva S. Almutairi S.M. Talha N.T.B. Iqbal R.

Issue 6

Environmental Management and Policies

Chitosan-doped copper oxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles (CuO-CS-ZnO NPs) were prepared utilizing sol-gel synthesis route. Chlorophyll was added in the process of making NPs to enhance the effects of these NPs. The prepared NPs were thoroughly analyzed using advanced techniques including X-ray...

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Innate Immune System Response Against Environmental Temperature Changes as A Dangerous Abiotic Factor

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Firuza Begham Mustafa et al. View all

Issue 4

CLEANWAS

Innate immune system is the first line response against environmental changes in invertebrate. It protects the animal from environmental changes such as temperature change, PH and salinity as well as pathogens such as bacteria and viruses through different biochemical pathways. In fact, the innate...

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Evaluation of antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities and characterization of bioactive substances from freshwater blue-green algae

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Nermien Helmy Seddek et al. View all

Issue 3

Multidisciplinary research in environmental science

Organic solvent extracts of three cyanobacterial species (Anabaena oryzae, Oscillatoria sp. and Stigonema ocellatum) were tested for antimicrobial activity against human pathogenic fungal and bacterial strains as well as for antioxidant and cytotoxic activity against human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF...

Cyanobacteria Antimicrobial activity +3 more
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Essential oil composition and antimicrobial investigation of some Iranian herbal plants on Pectobacterium carotovorum

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Shahin Gavanji et al. View all

Issue 2

General

In recent years, there has been growing concern regarding undesirable side effects of synthetic antimicrobial drugs used for food preservation or in medicine and an explosive global spreading of multidrug resistant microbes are considered as a substantial global health threat. This necessitates the...

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