Publications by authors named "Mekkiou Ratiba"

Objectives: The current study was conducted to assess the protective mechanisms of BuOH fraction from the aerial part of (BEGC) on APAP-induced liver injury compared to necrostatine-1 (Nec-1).

Materials And Methods: A model of APAP-induced hepatotoxicity was created in male rats by injecting a single dose; 1000 mg/kg APAP, the protective effect was performed with (200 mg/kg; 10 days) BEGC compared to Nec-1, (1.8 mg/kg).

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The search for new bioactive substances with anticancer activity and the understanding of their mechanisms of action are high priorities in the research effort toward more effective cancer treatments. In this article, we analyzed, for the first time, the chemical composition of the essential oil (EO) hydrodistilled from the aerial parts of Ten. (Leguminosae) by GC-MS.

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In the present study, two extracts from the aerial parts of the endemic species were analyzed for the first time by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with a diode array detector and an electrospray mass spectrometer (UHPLC-DAD-ESI/MS) method in order to identify and quantify their phenolic compounds. These extracts' antioxidant, α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory activities were also evaluated. UHPLC-DAD-ESI/MS allowed the identification of 28 and 20 compounds in the ethanolic and aqueous extracts, respectively; among them, 5--caffeoylquinic acid was the most abundant in both extracts.

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Several Saharan plants, despite their abundance of natural compounds, have received little attention. In this study, the chemical composition of polar extracts of Coss. (Asteraceae), an endemic species to Algerian Sahara, was investigated and their anticancer activity was evaluated .

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This is the first report on the phytochemistry and antioxidant activity of ethyl acetate and - butanol extracts from an Algerian endemic plant Batt. (Scrophulariaceae). Both extracts were subjected to a phytochemical study by semi-preparative HPLC, which led to the isolation and identification of nine compounds: methyl linolenate (1), methyl linoleate (2), Phytol-1(3), Martynoside (4), Isomartynoside (5), -martynoside (6), Ilwensisaponin C (7), Ilwensisaponin B (8), Ilwensisaponin A (9).

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The phytochemical investigation of both chloroform and ethyl acetate extracts of Coss. & Dur. led to the isolation of a new cyanogenic glucoside 6'-methacrylate prunasin () together with seven known compounds: hydroxy-11,13-dihydro onopordaldehyde , -sitosterol , daucosterol ), nepetin (), prunasin (), astragalin () and 7---D-glucopyranosyl centaureidin ().

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(Boraginaceae) is a perennial herb, growing in the Bechar region of Algeria, where it is traditionally used for skin diseases and tonsillitis. Herein, we report the isolation and characterization of sixteen secondary metabolites from the aerial part extracts. They include a sterol (), megastigman type nor-isoprenoids (, , , , , ), C-11 terpene lactones ( and ), and a monoterpene () from the chloroform extract (HB-C); monoterpene glucoside (), and phenolic compounds (-, , ) from the methanol one (HB-M).

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Aim And Objective: This study aimed to quantify phenolic compounds in ethyl acetate and n-butanol extract of Centaurea choulettiana Pomel (Asteraceae) leaves and flowers; compare the antioxidant activity of their extracts, identification and quantification of their phenolic acids.

Materials And Methods: Both organs extracts of Centaurea choulettiana Pomel were investigated and evaluated for their potential antioxidant properties using total phenolics and flavonoids content, DPPH radical scavenging and lipid peroxidation inhibition assays. HPLC-TOF/MS analyses were carried out to identify and quantify some phenolic acids.

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A new iridoid (1) and a new phenylethanoid glycoside (4), together with five known compounds (2, 3, 5, 6 and 7), were isolated for the first time from the ethyl acetate soluble part of the hydroalcoholic extract of the aerial parts of Cistanche violacea Desf. (Orobanchaceae), an endemic species of the North of the Sahara. The structures of these compounds have been elucidated on the basis of extensive 2D NMR spectroscopic analysis, including COSY, TOCSY, NOESY, HSQC, CIGAR-HMBC, H2BC and HSQC-TOCSY.

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