Publications by authors named "Seham Elhawary"

This study uses the aerial parts of total extract (PMTE) to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in an environmentally friendly manner. TEM, SEM, FTIR, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Zeta potential, UV, and FTIR were used to characterize the green silver nanoparticles (PM-AgNPs). PM-AgNPs were evaluated as anticancer agents compared to (PMTE) against breast (MCF-7), lung (A549), and ovary adenocarcinoma (SKOV3) human tumour cells.

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Environmentally friendly biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from (L.) Webb & Berthel is reported for the first time. The synthesized AgNPs were characterized using UV-Vis, FTIR, TEM, Zeta potential, and XRD analysis, revealing high stability (-29.

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Misuse of antibiotics led to the world wide spread of antimicrobial resistance threatening human lives. The notable resistance of bacterial cells to antibiotics and immune system is the difficulty associated with biofilm-linked illnesses. Natural products from plant origin with antibiofilm activity could provide more therapeutic activity with fewer adverse effects.

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Roxb. Sweet is a shrub known for its richness in secondary metabolites. A callus culture protocol was established to enhance its chemical profile.

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Yucca filamentosa (YF) is widely used in folk medicine for its anti-inflammatory effects. Our study aimed to evaluate the chemical profile of YF extracts. Additionally, the gastroprotective efficacy of its crude leaf extract and nano-cubosomal formulation was assessed in a rat model of ethanol-induced gastric injury by altering the HMGB-1/RAGE/TLR4/NF-κB pathway.

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  • Scientists studied fungi from plants to find out if they can help create useful substances.
  • They tested three types of fungi from different parts of the plants and mixed them with various chemicals to see how they would grow.
  • The results showed that certain chemicals made the fungi produce compounds that could potentially fight breast cancer cells.
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(Roxb.) Sweet is one of the well-known traditionally-used Indian plants. This plant is rich in secondary metabolites like phenolic acids, flavonoids, alkaloids, glycosides, saponins, and carbohydrates.

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In the current study, the actinomycetes associated with the red sea-derived soft coral Sarcophyton glaucum were investigated in terms of biological and chemical diversity. Four different media, M1, ISP2, Marine Agar (MA), and Actinomycete isolation agar (AIA) were used for the isolation of three strains of actinomycetes that were identified as Streptomyces sp. UR 25, Micromonospora sp.

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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a global issue affecting over a billion people, raising the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, and other ailments. It is often characterized by hypertension, dyslipidemia and/or obesity, and hyperglycemia. Chemical investigation of (L.

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One of the endangered plant species in Saint Catherine protectorate is Hypericum sinaicum Boiss which is endemic to Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The fungus-host relationship can assist in the investigation of bioactive compounds produced by H. sinaicum paving the way for economic and medicinal implications.

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  • Plant secondary metabolites are important for developing new and safe drugs, and this study focuses on using ethanolic extract from Roxb. Sweet to create eco-friendly zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) with a small average size of 6.80 nm.
  • Various phenolic compounds were identified in the extract, with chlorogenic acid being the most abundant at 1803.84 μg/g.
  • The study found that ZnO NPs have a stronger antiviral effect against coronavirus 229E than the extract alone, and their combination shows the best results, indicating potential for future biomedical applications.
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This study shed light for the first time on the diabetic wound healing potential activity of natural marine soft coral polymeric nanoparticle gel using an excision wound model. A sp. methanol-methylene chloride extract loaded with pectin nanoparticles (LPNs) was created.

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Aim: This study aimed to use one strain many compounds approach (OSMAC) to investigate the cytotoxic potential of Aspergillus terreus associated with soybean versus several cancer cell lines, by means of in-silico and in vitro approaches.

Methods And Results: Fermentation of the isolated strain was done on five media. The derived extracts were investigated for their inhibitory activities against three human cancer cell lines; mammary gland breast cancer (MCF-7), colorectal adenocarcinoma (Caco-2), and hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) using MTT Assay.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides) is indigenous to India where it is traditionally used to relief rheumatisms, lumbagos and sprains. Vetiver anti-inflammatory activity has not been previously investigated, and its specific interactions with body inflammation cascade remain largely unknown.

Aim Of The Study: The present work was performed to validate the ethnobotanical use of the plant and compare the anti-inflammatory activities of the ethanolic extracts of the most traditionally used part (aerial part) to that of the root.

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Background: The yellow jasmine flower (Jasminum humile L.) is a fragrant plant belonging to the Oleaceae family with promising phytoconstituents and interesting medicinal uses. The purpose of this study was to characterize the plant metabolome to identify the potential bioactive agents with cytotoxic effects and the underlying mechanism of cytotoxic activity.

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is a genus of family Arecaceae and widely grown in tropical areas. The phytochemical analysis of the leaves and fruits of two species, and were carried out using UPLC/MS and determination of the total phenolic and total flavonoid contents, in addition to the isolation and identification of five phenolic compounds and one fatty acid from fruits. The total phenolic compounds varied from 19.

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This study evaluated the topical effect of Lepidium sativum lyophilized seed extract (LSLE) towards Sustanon-induced alopecia in male adult Wistar albino rats in vivo, compared to minoxidil topical reference standard drug (MRD). LC-MS/MS together with molecular networking was used to profile the metabolites of LSLE. LSLE treated group revealed significant changes in alopecia related biomarkers, perturbation of androgenic markers; decline in testosterone level and elevation in 5α-reductase (5-AR); decline in the cholesterol level.

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This review summarizes the recent advances in the elicitation approaches used to activate the actinomycete genome's cryptic secondary metabolite gene clusters and shows the diversity of natural products obtained by various elicitation methods up to June 2022, such as co-cultivation of actinomycetes with actinomycetes, other non-actinomycete bacteria, fungi, cell-derived components, and/or algae. Chemical elicitation and molecular elicitation as transcription factor decoys, engineering regulatory genes, the promoter replacement strategy, global regulatory genes, and reporter-guided mutant selection were also reported. For researchers interested in this field, this review serves as a valuable resource for the latest studies and references.

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SARS-CoV-2 has caused more than 596 million infections and 6 million fatalities globally. Looking for urgent medication for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation is obligatory. Plant extracts and green synthesized nanoparticles have numerous biological activities, including antiviral activity.

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In spite of tremendous efforts exerted in the management of COVID-19, the absence of specific treatments and the prevalence of delayed and long-term complications termed post-COVID syndrome still urged all concerned researchers to develop a potent inhibitor of SARS-Cov-2. The hydromethanolic extracts of different parts of E. mauritanica were in vitro screened for anti-SARS-Cov-2 activity.

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This study attempts to identify and assess a novel marine-derived antibiofilm agent. The antibacterial activity of hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, and butanol fractions from the crude extract of soft coral sp. was evaluated against six microorganisms.

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