Phytochemical Screening, Investigation of Carbohydrate Contents, and Antiviral Activity of<i>Juniperus phoenicea</i>L. Growing in Egypt

El-Sawi, S. A.; Motawae, Hemaia M.; Sleem, Mohamed Aboul-fotouh; El-Shabrawy, Abdel-Rahman; Sleem, Amany A.; Ismail, Maii Abdel-naby

doi:10.1080/10496475.2013.825894

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“…In comparison, Juniperus phoenicea fruits gathered from Morocco using hydrodistillation had a substantially lower total phenol concentration (3.8 mg/g) according to Amalich et al (2016) (37). El-Sawi et al (2014) (38) found that the total phenol content of Juniperus phoenicea leaves collected from Egypt using ethanol as a solvent was lower at 16.1 mg/g compared to the current study.…”

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“…On the other hand, 0.9 mg/g of total flavonoids were found in Juniperus phoenicea fruits that were hydrodistilated and harvested from Morocco, according to Amalich et al (2016) (37). El-Sawi et al (2014) (38) found that the total flavonoid content of Juniperus phoenicea leaves collected from Egypt using ethanol as a solvent was higher at 27.13 mg/g than in the current study.…”

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Chemical Composition and Phytochemical Screening of Juniperus Phoenicea L.: Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity, Minerals, and Bioactive Compounds

Elsherif,

Sulaiman,

Mlitan

2024

Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry

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The purpose of the research was to determine Juniperus phoenicea L.'s elemental content, antioxidant activity, and phytochemical composition. Phytochemical screening was performed on four plant extracts (water, ethanol, chloroform, and ether). The aqueous and ethanol extracts were also analyzed for their total phenols, total flavonoids, and total antioxidant contents. The levels of macroelements (Na, Mg, Ca) and microelements (Fe, Cu, Zn) in the plant were determined by flame photometry and atomic absorption spectrometry. Moisture, ash, total protein, and total alkaloids were also determined. The results showed that the aqueous and ethanol extracts contained various phytochemicals, such as carbohydrates, proteins, phenols, tannins, flavonoids, alkaloids, coumarins, anthocyanins, saponins, and glycosides. The ethanol extract had higher concentrations of most phytochemicals than the aqueous extract, except for carbohydrates and proteins. The chloroform and ether extracts had lower concentrations of phytochemicals than the aqueous and ethanol extracts. The moisture, ash, total protein, and total alkaloid contents of the plant were 13%, 5.52%, 10.78%, and 1.84%, respectively. The total phenol contents, total flavonoid contents, and total antioxidant activity of the ethanol extract were 49.36±5.24 mg/g, 20.61±2.08 mg/g, and 34.82±2.44 mg/g, respectively. The corresponding values for the aqueous extract were 46.26±2.47 mg/g, 14.80±1.12 mg/g, and 37.32±3.29 mg/g, respectively. The order of abundance for macroelements was Ca (26860±950 mg/kg) > Na (1705.4±85 mg/kg) > Mg (944.4±38 mg/kg), whereas for microelements it was Fe (315.4±18 mg/kg) > Cu (55.52±3 mg/kg) > Zn (35.66±2 mg/kg). These results indicate that Juniperus phoenicea L. is a rich source of phytochemicals and elements that may have potential health benefits.

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Chemical Composition and Phytochemical Screening of Juniperus Phoenicea L.: Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity, Minerals, and Bioactive Compounds

Elsherif,

Sulaiman,

Mlitan

2024

Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry

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“…All EO-based MEs included in the current bioprospecting study exhibit the prevailing phytochemical EO profile for the respective plant taxa. This fact enhances the replicability and upscale of the findings, since the exploited raw materials are widely available in nature [34,[45][46][47][48][49][50]95,96]. In addition, we expect our results to have bearing on the control and the integrated pest management of stored-product insect pests.…”

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“…For this purpose, EO-based MEs have been implemented for first time as grain coating agents. The subjects of investigation were retrieved from the Greek biodiversity pool with a distinct focus on edible and/or culinary plants [45][46][47][48][49][50]. This way, the EO-based ME grain coating will be compatible with human consumption.…”

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Essential Oil Coating: Mediterranean Culinary Plants as Grain Protectants against Larvae and Adults of Tribolium castaneum and Trogoderma granarium

Papanikolaou

Kavallieratos

Iliopoulos

et al. 2022

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Postharvest agricultural losses constitute a major food security risk. In contrast, postharvest protection is strongly linked with food safety. The present study aims to develop novel postharvest protection tools through a bioprospecting protocol utilizing edible essential oils (EOs) as grain coatings. For this purpose, six Mediterranean culinary plants were selected for evaluation. The EOs of juniper, Juniperus phoenicea L. (Pinales: Cupressaceae), marjoram, Origanum majorana L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae), oregano, Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum (Link) A.Terracc. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae), bay laurel, Laurus nobilis L. (Laurales: Lauraceae) and tarhan, Echinophora tenuifolia ssp. sibthorpiana (Guss.) Tutin (Apiales: Apiaceae) were retrieved through steam distillation, while lemon, Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck (Sapindales: Rutaceae) EO was retrieved through cold press extraction. All EOs were formulated to microemulsions (MEs) and applied uniformly as a coating on wheat against larvae and adults of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Trogoderma granarium Everts (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). All EO-based MEs have been evaluated for the first time as grain coatings. They caused moderate to high mortality to T. castaneum larvae (67.8–93.3% 14 days post-exposure) and T. granarium adults (70.0–87.8% after 7 days of exposure). Citrus limon, O. majorana and E. tenuifolia ssp. sibthorpiana EO-based MEs were the most efficient against T. castaneum larvae, by exhibiting 93.3%, 91.1% and 90.0% mortality 14 days post-exposure, respectively. Origanum majorana, L. nobilis and J. phoenicea EO-based MEs were the most efficient against T. granarium adults, exhibiting 87.8%, 84.4% and 83.3% mortality after 7 days of exposure, respectively. These results indicate that EO-based ME coating is a potent tool against the tested postharvest pests.

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“…; Bhagwata and Datara ; El‐Sawia et al . ; Horn and Duraisingh ; Hoseini Alfatemi et al . ; Marčetić et al .…”

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Chemical Composition, Antifungal and Antibacterial Activities of Essential Oil from Lallemantia Royleana (Benth. in Wall.) Benth

Sharifi‐Rad

Hoseini‐Alfatemi

Sharifi‐Rad

et al. 2014

Journal of Food Safety

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In this study, the volatile constituents from the aerial parts of Lallemantia royleana Benth. have been measured by gas chromatography and gas chromatographymass spectrometry. The antimicrobial activity was determined by both the disk diffusion method and the microbroth dilution method. Thirty-seven compounds were identified and the main constituents were trans-pinocarvyl acetate (26.0%), pinocarvone (20.

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Phytochemical Screening, Investigation of Carbohydrate Contents, and Antiviral Activity ofJuniperus phoeniceaL. Growing in Egypt

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Chemical Composition and Phytochemical Screening of Juniperus Phoenicea L.: Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity, Minerals, and Bioactive Compounds

Chemical Composition and Phytochemical Screening of Juniperus Phoenicea L.: Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity, Minerals, and Bioactive Compounds

Essential Oil Coating: Mediterranean Culinary Plants as Grain Protectants against Larvae and Adults of Tribolium castaneum and Trogoderma granarium

Chemical Composition, Antifungal and Antibacterial Activities of Essential Oil from Lallemantia Royleana (Benth. in Wall.) Benth

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