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To evaluate the antimicrobial activity of extracts of olive leaves from Sinai and basil leaves from Iran against some selected pathogenic bacterial and fungal strains and to analyze both extracts to prove the active components responsible for their antimicrobial activity. Methodology: Methanolic/chloroform extract of olive and methanolic extract of basil leaves were prepared and their antimicrobial activities were tested against 5 types of pathogenic bacteria; Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Klebsiella and one type of fungus, Candida spp. using agar well-diffusion method. HPLC was done for analysis of phenolic compounds and GC-MS was done for analysis of volatile compounds. Results: Antimicrobial activity of basil extract was stronger than that of olive. HPLC showed that the main phenolic compounds were oleuropein for olive and rosmarinic acid for basil. GC-MS showed the major peak for olive was triterpene and that for basil was Linalool. Conclusion: Basil has stronger antimicrobial activity than olive. It varies with different strains being the best against S. aureus, Pseudomonas and candida. Phenolic compounds mainly oleuropein for olive and rosmarinic acid for basil and caffeic acid in both had antimicrobial activity. In vivo study is recommended.

D UE TO THEIR diversity and chemo-diversity, marine fungi are renowned for producing structurally distinct secondary metabolites and are regarded as a viable source of novel treatments. This study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of 26 fungal strains collected from the Mediterranean and Red Seas at Sharm el-sheikh, Marsa matrouh, Damietta, El-ain el-sobhy, and El-Qusair. Using the well diffusion method with ethyl acetate, petroleum ether, methanolic, and chloroformic extracts, the antibacterial activity of each fungal isolate against pathogenic microbes was assessed. Our research revealed that marine fungi, particularly those from El-Qusair, possess potent antibacterial properties. The IC50 values for the cytotoxic activity of natural products extracted with ethyl acetate and petroleum ether against human hepatocellular cancer cell lines (HepG2 cells), human colon carcinoma cell lines (HCT-116 cells), and human breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 cells) were 62.13, 115.93, and 154.82g/mL, respectively. Using the DPPH free radical scavenging assay in triplicate and average values, the antioxidant activity of the active fraction was determined. Our findings revealed that the ethylacetate extract had the highest percent DPPH scavenging activity compared to petroleum ether extracts. Using GCMS, chromatographic separations of the active ethyl acetate extract were performed to determine the active principles responsible for the activities.

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