From fighting critters to saving lives: polyphenols in plant defense and human health

A Stiller, K Garrison, K Gurdyumov, J Kenner… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polyphenols, such as flavonoids and phenolic acids, are a group of specialized metabolites
in plants that largely aid in plant defense by deterring biotic stressors and alleviating abiotic …

Essential Oil of Calotropis procera: Comparative Chemical Profiles, Antimicrobial Activity, and Allelopathic Potential on Weeds

SL Al-Rowaily, AM Abd-ElGawad, AM Assaeed… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plants are considered green resources for thousands of bioactive compounds. Essential oils
(EOs) are an important class of secondary compounds with various biological activities …

Potential Apoptotic Activities of Hylocereus undatus Peel and Pulp Extracts in MCF-7 and Caco-2 Cancer Cell Lines

HS Salam, MM Tawfik, MR Elnagar, HA Mohammed… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is a huge demand for novel anticancer agents with fewer side effects compared to
current therapies. Pitaya, or dragon fruit, is a reservoir of potent anticancer compounds. This …

Antioxidant System and Biomolecules Alteration in Pisum sativum under Heavy Metal Stress and Possible Alleviation by 5-Aminolevulinic Acid

Y El-Amier, K Elhindi, S El-Hendawy, S Al-Rashed… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Environmental pollution is the most serious problem that affects crop productivity worldwide.
Pisum sativum is a leguminous plant that is cultivated on a large scale in the Nile Delta of …

Insights into the chemical composition of Ocimum forskaolii and O. americanum essential oils and their phytotoxicity

AM Abd-ElGawad, AA Al-Namazi… - Journal of Essential …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The essential oils (EOs) of numerous Ocimum species are well-known. The EOs of O.
forskaolii and O. americanum growing naturally in Saudi Arabia are compared chemically in …

Comparative Chemical Profiles of the Essential Oils from Different Varieties of Psidium guajava L.

EM Hassan, AENG El Gendy, AM Abd-ElGawad… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Guava (Psidium guajava) leaves are commonly used in the treatment of diseases. They are
considered a waste product resulting from guava cultivation. The leaves are very rich in …

[HTML][HTML] Essential oil of Bassia muricata: Chemical characterization, antioxidant activity, and allelopathic effect on the weed Chenopodium murale

A Abd-ElGawad, AEN El Gendy, Y El-Amier… - Saudi journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The essential oil (EO) of Bassia muricata shoots was extracted via hydro-distillation and then
investigated by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Thirty-four compounds were …

Chemical Profiles, Anticancer, and Anti-Aging Activities of Essential Oils of Pluchea dioscoridis (L.) DC. and Erigeron bonariensis L.

AM Elgamal, RF Ahmed, AM Abd-ElGawad… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plants belonging to the Asteraceae family are widely used as traditional medicinal herbs
around the world for the treatment of numerous diseases. In this work, the chemical profiles …

Proximate composition and nutritional values of selected wild plants of the United Arab Emirates

M Shahid, RK Singh, S Thushar - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wild plants supply food and shelter to several organisms; they also act as important sources
of many nutrients and pharmaceutical agents for mankind. These plants are widely used in …

Chemical Composition of Kickxia aegyptiaca Essential Oil and Its Potential Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities

AM Abd-ElGawad, YA El-Amier, G Bonanomi… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The exploration of new bioactive compounds from natural resources as alternatives to
synthetic chemicals has recently attracted the attention of scientists and researchers. To our …