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Inhibition of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) by flavonoids isolated from Ailanthus excelsa (Roxb) (Simaroubaceae)
- M. Loizzo, A. Said, +4 authors F. Menichini
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Phytotherapy research : PTR
- 1 January 2007
In our screening program for antihypertensive properties of plants, the leaves of Ailanthus excelsa (Roxb), a plant used in Egyptian traditional medicine, were analysed. Chromatographic separation of… Expand
Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activity of Diospyros lotus L. Extract and Isolated Compounds
- M. Loizzo, A. Said, +5 authors F. Menichini
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Plant foods for human nutrition
- 3 September 2009
The object of the study was to determine the chemical composition of Diospyros lotus L. extract and their antioxidant and antiproliferative properties. Eight compounds were isolated from D. lotus and… Expand
Antiproliferative and antioxidant properties of Alhagi maurorum Boiss (Leguminosae) aerial parts
Abstract This work is aimed to investigate the antiproliferative and antioxidant activities of Alhagi maurorum , a legume used as natural sweetener. Diethyl ether (DE) and petroleum ether (PE)… Expand
Anti-plasmodial activity of Ailanthus excelsa.
- M. Dell'Agli, G. Galli, +5 authors E. Bosisio
- Biology, Medicine
- Fitoterapia
- 1 February 2008
The anti-plasmodial activity of Ailanthus excelsa stem bark was investigated. The methanolic extract inhibited in vitro growth of chloroquine-sensitive (D10) and resistant strains (W2) of Plasmodium… Expand
Zizyphus jujuba and Origanum majorana extracts protect against hydroquinone-induced clastogenicity.
- I. Ghaly, A. Said, M. Abdel-Wahhab
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Environmental toxicology and pharmacology
- 2008
Hydroquinone (HQ) is a myelotoxin that is found in many foods and formed through the metabolism of benzene. HQ is genotoxic in several in vitro and in vivo test systems, inducing micronuclei (MN),… Expand
Antioxidant activity of methanolic extract of Bombax ceiba
- T. O. Vieira, A. Said, E. Aboutabl, M. Azzam, T. Creczynski-Pasa
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Redox report : communications in free radical…
- 1 February 2009
Abstract The antioxidant activity of a methanolic extract of Bombax ceiba was evaluated using several antioxidant assays, in terms of its: (i) ability to scavenge DPPH… Expand
In vitro Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activities of Flavonoids from Ailanthus excelsa (Roxb.) (Simaroubaceae) Leaves
- A. Said, R. Tundis, +6 authors M. Loizzo
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of…
- 1 April 2010
The present study aimed to investigate the chemical composition, and the antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of Ailanthus excelsa, a plant used in Egyptian traditional medicine.… Expand
Volatile constituents of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb.
- O. Tzakou, A. Said, Ahmed M. Farag, K. Rashed
- Chemistry
- 1 November 2006
The volatile constituents from fresh aerial parts of Ailanthus excelsa were analysed by GC and GC–MS. Fatty acids and their esters represented the main fraction (40.9%) of the obtained oil, with… Expand
New cytotoxic dihydrochalcone and steroidal saponins from the aerial parts of Sansevieria cylindrica Bojer ex Hook
- M. Raslan, F. R. Melek, A. Said, Abdelsamed Elshamy, A. Umeyama, M. Mounier
- Chemistry
- 1 December 2017
Abstract A new dihydrochalcone, 2‘,4‘-dihydroxy-3‘-methoxy-3,4-methylenedioxy-8-hydroxymethylene dihydrochalcone 1 and two new steroidal saponins, (25 S )-ruscogenin-1- O -α- l -rhamnopyranosyl-(1 →… Expand
Anticancer, Anti HIV-1 and Antimicrobial Potentials of Methanol Extract and Non Polar Fractions of Citrus volkameriana Leaves and Phytochemical Composition
- A. Said, Nabaweya M. El-fiky, +4 authors Ahmed M. Tawila
- Chemistry
- 1 May 2015
This study investigated anticancer, anti HIV-1, antimicrobial potentials and the phytochemical composition of the total methanol extract, petroleum ether (60-80°C) and dichloromethane fractions of… Expand