The chemical composition of the volatile components of the dried roots of Scorzonera undulata ssp deliciosa collected from Algeria was determined by GC and GC/MS. The obtained results showed that the extracted oil contained nine fatty acids. The major compounds were hexadecanoic acid (42.2%), n-tetradecanoic acid (16.1%), 9-octadecenoic acid (7.7%) and 9-hexadecenoic acid (4.5%).

The focus of this paper was to assess the phytochemical composition, the antioxidant and antibacterial activities of the crude extracts of the aerial parts of Ferula lutea. Four new compounds were isolated from this genus, and their structures were primarily established by extensive spectroscopic analysis including 1D and 2D spectroscopic techniques. Total phenolics and flavonoids containing in ethyl acetate (AcOEt) and n-butanol (n-BuOH) extracts were quantified [199.1-184.02 mg gallic acid equivalent / g of dry weight], flavonoids [70.24-65.95 mg quercetin / g dry weight]. DDPH scavenging and phosphomolybdenum methods were used to evaluate in vitro antioxidant activity. The obtained results showed a significant antioxidant activity of the two aerial parts. Correlation analysis between the DPPH values and those for TAC indicates the possibility of the two models for evaluating antioxidants power from medicinal plants. Dichloromethane (CH2Cl2), AcOEt and n-BuOH extracts were screened against two gram-negative [Escherichia coli (E.coli) and Pseudo aeruginosa (P.aer)] and two gram-positive [Staphylococcus aureus (S.aur) and Bacillus (Bacil.)] bacteria using disc diffusion method. The results indicate a good inhibition of CH2Cl2 and EtAct extracts on the growth of (Bacil. and E.coli). Furthermore n-but extract showed a significant inhibitory effect only against E.coli.

For carbon steel X70 in a 1 M hydrochloric acid solution, Scorzonera undulata acetate extract (SUAc) was investigated as an ecological corrosion inhibitor. The anti-corrosion effect of Scorzonera undulata extract is studied using potentiodynamic polarization analysis and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The polarization curves clearly show that the extract is an excellent mixed inhibitor. Our findings show that the maximum inhibition efficiency of 83% has been found with inhibitor concentration up to 400 mg/L at 298 Kelvin. The Langmuir isotherm is followed by the inhibitor’s adsorption on the steel surface and physical adsorption was discovered to be the mechanism. To understand the inhibitory mechanism, thermodynamic parameters (ΔG°ads) and activation parameters (Ea, ΔHa, and ΔSa) were determined. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectrometry studies of the surface chemistry and morphology are included to this investigation. The results obtained from chemical and electrochemical measurements, confirm that a protective film is formed on the carbon steel surface.

In this employ, we deliberate the effectuality of corroding inhibition of carbon steel API 5 L Gr – B in HCl 1M solution using the n-butanolic extract taken of Inula Viscosa plant. The repressive strength was observed by the electrochemical methods, Videlicet potentiodynamic condition and impedance measurements. The results indicated that the forbiddance efficiency increases with exploding choose attention. A maximum inhibition rate of 92.37 % was recorded at 600 ppm of inhibitor denseness according to the potentiodynamic measurements. The extract seems to be a goodness corroding inhibitor of electrode writing based on the obtained results. The adsorption on the element articulator was instituted to obey to Langmuir isotherm. In expansion, the HOMO and LUMO analyzing were carried out utilizing the useful thickness hypothesis strategy (DFT / B3LYP). Since HOMO and LUMO are the foremost critical orbitals in atoms, they are exceptionally valuable for understanding certain atomic properties. In expansion, from the outcome of the DFT calculations, we obtained as follows: the total dipole moment of the molecule (μ), the absolute hardness (η), the absolute electronic negativity (χ).