Phytotoxic effects of plant essential oils: A systematic review and structure-activity relationship based on chemometric analyses

AM Abd-ElGawad, AENG El Gendy, AM Assaeed… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Herbicides are natural or synthetic chemicals used to control unwanted plants (weeds). To
avoid the harmful effects of synthetic herbicides, considerable effort has been devoted to …

Nanomedicine as an emerging technology to foster application of essential oils to fight cancer

K AbouAitah, W Lojkowski - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural prodrugs extracted from plants are increasingly used in many sectors, including the
pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries. Among these prodrugs, essential oils (EOs) …

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 …

Chemical composition and biological activities of essential oils from Calendula officinalis L. flowers and leaves

G Ak, G Zengin, R Ceylan… - Flavour and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Calendula officinalis L., commonly known as pot marigold, is a popular ornamental and
highly medicinal plant. In fact, it is well recognized for its wide‐ranging therapeutic effects …

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 …

Habitat affects the chemical profile, allelopathy, and antioxidant properties of essential oils and phenolic enriched extracts of the invasive plant Heliotropium …

AM Abd-ElGawad, AI Elshamy, SL Al-Rowaily… - Plants, 2019 - mdpi.com
The variation in habitat has a direct effect on the plants and as a consequence, changes
their content of the bioactive constituents and biological activities. The present study aimed …

[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 …

Sesquiterpenes-Rich Essential Oil from Above Ground Parts of Pulicaria somalensis Exhibited Antioxidant Activity and Allelopathic Effect on Weeds

A Assaeed, A Elshamy, AEN El Gendy, B Dar… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pulicaria genus (fleabane) is characterized by its fragrant odor due to the presence of
essential oil (EO). According to the literature reviews, the EO of Pulicaria somalensis O …

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 …