Background: Sponge-associated microorganisms are promising resources for the production of bioactive compounds with cytotoxic potential. The main goal of our study is to isolate the fungal endophytes from the Red Sea sponge Hyrtios sp. followed by investigating their cytotoxicity against number of cell lines.
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May 2024
Nature has proven to be a treasure resource of bioactive metabolites. In this regard, Tamarix aphylla (F. Tamaricaceae) leaves crude extract was investigated for its gastroprotective effect against indomethacin-induced damage to the gastric mucosa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer is a major disease that threatens human health all over the world. Intervention and prevention in premalignant processes are successful ways to prevent cancer from striking. On the other hand, the marine ecosystem is a treasure storehouse of promising bioactive metabolites.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEndophytic fungi are known to be a rich source for anti-infective drugs. In this study, associated endophytic fungi were explored for the first time. Seven isolates were identified morphologically followed by screening of these fungi by plug diffusion assay which revealed their potential activity against (ATCC 9144), (ATCC 14579), (ATCC 14756), (ATCC 48112), and (ATCC 22546).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLinn. (okra, F. Malvaceae) is a fruit widely consumed all over the world.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEndophytic fungi are known to be a rich source of anti-infective drugs. In our study, was investigated for fungal diversity using different media to give 11 isolates which were identified morphologically. Out of the isolated fungal strains, sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSoft corals belonging to the family Nephtheidae have been appreciated as marine sources of diverse metabolites with promising anticancer potential. In view of that, the current work investigates the anti-proliferative potential of the crude extract, different fractions, and green synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) of the Red Sea soft coral, sp. against a panel of tumor cell lines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSoft corals and associated microorganisms are known to produce leads for anticancer drugs. Keeping this in mind, sp.; a Red Sea soft coral was investigated for the first time using the OSMAC approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe ongoing spread of SARS-CoV-2 has created a growing need to develop effective antiviral treatments; therefore, this work was undertaken to delve into the natural metabolites of the Red Sea soft coral sp. (family Nephtheidae) as a source of potential anti-COVID-19 agents. Overall, a total of 14 structurally diverse minor constituents were isolated and identified from the petroleum ether fraction of sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Soft corals have been endorsed as a plentiful source of bioactive compounds with promising anti-inflammatory activities; therefore, exploring their potential as source of anti-inflammatory metabolites has stimulated a growing research interest.
Purpose: To investigate the anti-inflammatory potential of the soft coral, sp., in its bulk and silver nanostructure.
Introduction: Metabolomics is a fast growing technology that has effectively contributed to many plant-related sciences and drug discovery.
Objective: To use the non-targeted metabolomics approach to investigate the chemical profiles of three Malvaceae plants, namely Hibiscus mutabilis L. (Changing rose), H.
Marine natural products display a wide range of biological activities, which play a vital role in the innovation of lead compounds for the drug development. Soft corals have been ranked at the top in regard to the discovery of bioactive metabolites with potential pharmaceutical applications. Many of the isolated cembranoids revealed diverse biological activities, such as anticancer, antidiabetic and anti-osteoporosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalvaviscus arboreus Cav. is a medicinal plant belonging to family Malvaceae with both ethnomedical and culinary value; however, its phytochemical and biological profiles have been scarcely studied. Accordingly, this work was designed to explore the chemical composition and the hepatoprotective potential of M.
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