Phytochemical composition and bioactivities of as antioxidant, antibacterial and antioxidative stress in red blood cells - Is it a window of hope for children with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.

Background: () extracts have been used medicinally since ancient times and are often utilized in traditional Arab medicine. An extensive study has revealed that species have antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and hypotensive properties.

Objectives: This work was performed to explore the phytochemical contents of extract, as well as its antioxidant and antibacterial properties, and to assess the lipid peroxidation level as an oxidative stress biomarker in erythrocytes.

Evaluation of cefaclor oral suspensions stability using reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography and antimicrobial diffusion methods.

The effect of temperature stresses on Cefaclor suspensions under different storage conditions for a duration of 14 days was tested. The degradation of Cefaclor was determined on the 2nd, 7th and 14th day after reconstitution using a sensitive and precise Reversed phase High Performance Liquid Chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method. The RSD values for Forticef, Midocef, Ceclor, Cefabac and Cloracef, indicated a good precision of the RP-HPLC method.

Iron bioavailability of rats fed liver, lentil, spinach and their mixtures.

To study the effects of dietary iron source (basal diet-FeSO4 x 7H2O, liver, lentil, spinach, liver + lentil, liver+spinach and lentil+spinach) on iron bioavailability, fifty-six Albino Sprague Dawley derived male 21 days old rats were fed on iron-deficient diet (7.8 mg Fe kg(-1) diet) and the mentioned seven iron containing diets (40 mg Fe kg(-1) diet) for 10 days. Rats fed liver diet showed higher iron apparent absorption (52.

Antibacterial activity in vitro of Thymus capitatus from Jordan.

This study was carried out to evaluate the antibacterial activity of aqueous and organic extracts of Thymus capitatus L. (Lamiaceae) leaves and stems. Dried ground powder leaves and stems were extracted with water (aqueous extracts), ethanol, dichloromethane and hexane (Soxhlet extracts).

Copper uptake by Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from infected burn patients.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated from infected burn patients and characterized by standard biochemical tests. The in vitro copper uptake was compared between this isolated pathogenic strain and two non-pathogenic control strains of gram positive bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis strain Israelis as well as gram negative bacteria Enterobacter aerogenes. Maximum copper uptake of 470 ppm/g biomass was obtained by P.

Characterization of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) isolates from faeces of small ruminants and environmental samples in southern Jordan.

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence rate of VTEC in slaughtered sheep and goats and to evaluate the contamination rate of VTEC in slaughterhouses and butchers' shops in southern Jordan. 201 E. coli isolates from animals' faecal samples and 33 E.

Growth kinetics and toxicity of Enterobacter cloacae grown on linear alkylbenzene sulfonate as sole carbon source.

A successful attempt was made to isolate linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS)-degrading bacteria from soil irrigated with wastewater. The isolated bacteria were able to use LAS as sole carbon and energy source. Maximum growth rates on LAS reached only 0.

Reproductive toxicity and infertility effect of Ferula hornonis extracts in mice.

The anti-fertility, anti-implantation, and ovarian histological alterations of the ethanolic extract of Ferula hormonis have been investigated in female mice. The intragastric application of 3 mg/kg per day of such extract for 6 weeks resulted in a significant reduction in female mice fertility. Furthermore, it caused a decrease in the number of mated females, the total number of implantations, and the number of viable fetuses.