Publications by authors named "A Romane"
Lichens are symbiotic organisms with unique secondary metabolism. Various metabolites from lichens have shown antimicrobial activity. Nevertheless, very few studies have investigated the antimicrobial potential of the volatile compounds they produce.
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- Honey bees are vital for pollination but face threats from invasive subspecies, pathogens, and parasites, highlighting the need for better identification tools.
- The introduction of HBeeID provides a powerful tool for identifying different honey bee subspecies using genomic data and diagnostic SNPs, even with incomplete samples.
- HBeeID is adaptable for future improvements and can help monitor invasive honey bee species, aiding ecological management efforts.
Two green inhibitors extracted from an endemic species (Origanum grosii (Og)) using two solvents of different polarity (water and ethanol), OgW (aqueous extract) and OgE (ethanolic extract), were used for the anticorrosion of mild steel (M steel) in a 1 M HCl medium. Anticorrosive performance of OgW and OgE was assessed using standard electrochemical techniques, EIS/PDP measurements, weight loss method and SEM/EDX surface analysis. The results show that OgW achieves a maximum inhibition efficiency of 92 % and that the extract in aqueous medium (more polar) is more efficient than the extract in ethanolic medium (less polar).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe current study describes the chemical composition and insecticidal activities of the essential oils (EOs) extracted from Lavandula dentata L. and Lavandula stoechas L. against the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), a worldwide fruit pest.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of propolis from a semi-arid region of Morocco were investigated. Fifteen compounds, including triterpenoids (, , -), macrocyclic diterpenes of ingol type (-) and aromatic derivatives (-), were isolated by various chromatographic methods. Their structures were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic and chiroptical methods.
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