Publications by authors named "Ahlem Ben Sassi"

This work presents the volatile compounds and phenolic profile investigation of the leaves of L. growing in Tunisia, together with antioxidant and antibacterial properties. Volatile constituents were determined by HS-SPME coupled to GC/MS, and the results showed that α-pinene (31.

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The purpose of this study was to identify the chemical composition and the antibacterial activity of the essential oils (EOs) extracted from the green tops of Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus (Hoffm.

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Background & Objective: Tunisian Chrysanthemum species are known to have medicinal activity and some of the species are used in traditional medicine. We have earlier shown the use of C. trifurcatum flowerheads in Tunisian traditional medicine to treat constipation.

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The cytotoxicity of 30 cyclopentanone derivatives was studied in vitro, in a clonogenic assay using murine leukemia L1210. Results are compared to those obtained with reference medicaments. 17 derivatives exhibit activities against L1210 cells.

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