Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of three endemic plants from Algerian Sahara.

Background: Saharan plants are known by their high content of antioxidant products like phenolic compounds due to the extreme climatic conditions. They constitute the basis of treatments used by local population for various diseases. The purposes of this study were to measure the total phenolic compounds and total fl avonoid compounds, to determine antioxidant capacity, and to evaluate the antibacterial activity of three wild Saharan medicinal plants.

Chemical Composition and, Cellular Evaluation of the Antioxidant Activity of Desmodium adscendens Leaves.

Desmodium adscendens plant is widely used as juice or tea in various parts of the world against a wide range of diseases. This study determines the quality and the quantity of polyphenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins, and tannins in D. adscendens leaves by UV-spectrophotometry and RP-HPLC methods.

Extraction of atropine by ultrasounds in different solvent systems.

The use of ultrasounds for extraction of atropine from Egyptian henbane (Hyoscyamus muticus) has been studied. The kinetic of extraction using various solvent systems was carried out. The results obtained have shown that the most efficient system of solvents was CH3OH/CH3CN (80:20).