The anticholinesterase and antioxidant activities with chemical composition and molecular docking of essential oil and nonpolar extracts of were evaluated using enzymatic and chemical methods. Molecular docking tools were used to explain the interaction of the major chemical constituents with the enzymes. GC/MS analyses revealed that the main compounds in essential oil were l-menthone (43.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study proposes an ultrasound-horn system for the extraction of a natural active compound "artemisinin" from Artemisia annua L. leaves as an alternative to hot maceration technique. Ultrasound leaching improves artemisinin recovery at all temperatures where only ten minutes is required to recover 70% (4.
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