I.M.S. Eldeen

TL;DR: In this article, the relationship between total phenolic and mineral contents with antioxidant activities of pulps and peels from eight banana (Musa sp.) cultivars were studied using Folin-Ciocalteu colorimetric method, and antioxidant activities were measured using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay and ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP) assay.

TL;DR: Extracts obtained from 10 trees used in South African traditional medicine were screened for antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-cholinesterase activities and investigated for potential mutagenic effects using the Ames test.

TL;DR: The evaluation of antibacterial activities using the micro-dilution technique revealed that both the leaf and rhizome oils were moderately active against the Gram-positive bacteria Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus spizizenii and Staphylococcus aureus, and the gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas stutzeri.

TL;DR: In the cyclooxygenase assays, all ethyl acetate (leaf, bark, root) and ethanol root extracts of Acacia seyal showed inhibitory effect against prostaglandin synthesis by COX-2 ranging from 58 to 97% and weak.

TL;DR: Isolation of anolignan B from Terminalia sericea as well as the antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities observed in this study has not been reported previously.