Alfi Khatib

TL;DR: Methylation and acetylation of hydroxyl groups were found to diminish the in vitro antioxidant and antidiabetic properties of the flavonoids.

TL;DR: The description of some examples of successful metabolomics applications in several important fields related to drug discovery from natural sources aims at raising the potential of metabolomics in reducing the gap between natural products (NP) and modern drug discovery demand.

TL;DR: In this article, an ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method is described for simultaneous determination of aflatoxins (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1 and AFG2), ochratoxin A (OTA), zearalenone (ZEA), deoxynivalenol (DON), fumonisins (FB1 and FB2), T-2 and HT-2 toxins in cereals.

TL;DR: The findings of toxicity study showed that extracts from this plant did not show any toxicity thus it can be used as strong therapeutic agents for specific diseased conditions, however, further experiments on chemical components and their mode of action showing biological activities are required to elucidate the complete phytochemical profile and assess their suitability for future drugs.

TL;DR: Results of HPLC revealed that the amount of phenolic compounds varied depending on the types of solvents used, while 80% acetone was shown to be the most efficient solvent for the extraction of total Phenolic compounds from turmeric, torch ginger and lemon grass.