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Al-Yousef HM, Fantoukh OI, El-Sayed MA, Amina M, Adel R, Hassan WHB, Abdelaziz S. Metabolic profiling and biological activities of the aerial parts of Micromeria imbricata Forssk. growing in Saudi Arabia. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:5609-5616. [PMID: 34588871 PMCID: PMC8459081 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.05.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The hydroalcoholic extract (MIT) of Micromeria imbricata (Forssk.) growing in Saudi Arabia in addition to the chloroform (MIC) and n-butanol (MIB) fractions were investigated for the first time using UPLC-ESI-MS/MS. The analysis revealed the tentative identification of fifty-eight compounds including three organic acids, twenty-five phenolic compounds, three coumarins, two anthocyanins, twenty-one flavonoids, three terpenes, and one miscellaneous. Moreover, the therapeutic potential of M. imbricata (MIT) and its fractions (MIC and MIB) were determined by in vitro evaluation of their cytotoxic, antioxidant, and anti-obesity characteristics. The MIT extract showed the highest phenolic (125.23 ± 0.87 mg gallic acid equivalent/100 gm extract) and flavonoid (112.24 ± 2.45 mg quercetin equivalent/100 gm extract) contents followed by n-butanol and chloroform fractions. The MIT extract revealed a potent cytotoxic activity against HepG-2 (Hepatocellular carcinoma) and MCF-7 (Breast carcinoma) with IC50 28.5 ± 2.0 and 35.2 ± 1.2 µg/mL, respectively. Additionally, the tested hydroalcoholic extract exhibited a significant DPPH scavenging activity with SC50 28.4 ± 1.2 µg/mL and a remarkable lipase inhibitory activity with IC50 54.2 ± 1.2 µg/mL. In conclusion, the current study presents the first insights into the phytochemical constituents and pharmacological properties of M. imbricata extract and its chloroform and n-butanol fractions. The results revealed that M. imbricata hydroalcoholic extract might be a prolific source of bioactive constituents with potent antioxidant, cytotoxic and anti-obesity potential. It might be a natural alternative therapy and nutritional strategy for obesity treatment.
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- Hanan M Al-Yousef
- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, 44519 Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, 44519 Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, 44519 Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, 44519 Zagazig, Egypt
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Widhiantara IG, Jawi IM. Phytochemical composition and health properties of Sembung plant ( Blumea balsamifera): A review. Vet World 2021; 14:1185-1196. [PMID: 34220120 PMCID: PMC8243688 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2021.1185-1196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Indonesia's mindset has been focusing on the use of natural medicines, food, and healing practices widely recognized by the nation's culture. Traditional medicines and herbs used in traditional medicine can often lead to the discovery of drugs against certain diseases. The aim of this review was to study evidence-based data on the importance of Sembung plant, Blumea balsamifera, as a potential traditional medicine. The distribution, ethnopharmacology, secondary metabolites, and bioactivity against several diseases are focused in this review. Information and research related to Sembung plant were searched using the terms "B. balsamifera," "phytochemicals," and "pharmacological activity" on ResearchGate, Google Scholar, Science Direct, PubMed, and scientific information-based databases up to 2020. Several ethnomedical articles recommend B. balsamifera for the treatment of sinusitis, colic pain, cough, kidney stones, flu, or as a diuretic. This knowledge has already been applied in several countries in Southeast Asia. B. balsamifera has been reported to contain several phytochemicals both volatile (terpenoids, fatty acids, phenols, alcohol, aldehydes, ethers, ketones, pyridines, furans, and alkanes) and non-volatile (flavonoids, flavanones, and chalcones). Extracts and phytochemicals of B. balsamifera contain several biological capacities such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, hypolipidemic, anti-infertility, hepatoprotective activity, antidiabetic, gastroprotective, antitumor, anticancer, and immunomodulatory agent against Coronavirus disease-19 infection. This review provides essential data for the potential application of B. balsamifera as a nutraceutical or in future medicinal preparations.
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- I. Gede Widhiantara
- Medical Science Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Jalan P.B. Sudirman, Denpasar City, Bali Province 80234, Indonesia
- Study Program of Biology, Faculty of Health, Science, and Technology, Dhyana Pura University, Jalan Raya Padang Luwih, Dalung, North Kuta, Badung, Bali Province 80361, Indonesia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Jalan P.B. Sudirman, Denpasar City, Bali Province 80234, Indonesia
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Mhiri R, Koubaa I, Chawech R, Auberon F, Allouche N, Michel T. New Isoflavones with Antioxidant Activity Isolated from Cornulaca monacantha. Chem Biodivers 2020; 17:e2000758. [PMID: 33164327 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202000758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In the course of phytochemical and chemotaxonomical investigations of Cornulaca monacantha (Amaranthaceae), two new isoflavones, 3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dimethoxy-6-(methoxymethyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one (1) and 7-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-5-methoxy-6-(methoxymethyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one (2) were isolated from the fresh aerial parts of C. monacantha among with three known compounds named vanillic acid (3), N-cis-feruloyltyramine (4) and N-trans-feruloyltyramine (5). Their structures were elucidated by means of spectroscopic methods including one- and two-dimensional NMR and HR-ESI-MS techniques. The isolated compounds exhibited interesting antioxidant activity determined by DPPH, ABTS and TAC tests.
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- Rania Mhiri
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Natural Substances Team (LR17-ES08), Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, 3029, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Natural Substances Team (LR17-ES08), Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, 3029, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Natural Substances Team (LR17-ES08), Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, 3029, Tunisia
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice UMR 7272, 06108, Nice, France
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Natural Substances Team (LR17-ES08), Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, 3029, Tunisia
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice UMR 7272, 06108, Nice, France
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Phytochemical profile, antioxidant and cytotoxic potential of Parkinsonia aculeata L. growing in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Pharm J 2020; 28:1129-1137. [PMID: 32922145 PMCID: PMC7474181 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2020.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Parkinsonia aculeata L. growing in Saudi Arabia was investigated for its phytochemical profile, antioxidant, and cytotoxic properties. UPLC-ESI-MS/MS was employed as a powerful technique for the characterization of secondary metabolites from a hydroalcoholic extract, dichloromethane, and ethyl acetate fractions of P. aculeata L. aerial parts. Sixty-nine compounds (flavonoids, anthocyanins, phenolics and fatty acids) were detected and characterized; flavonoids were the abundant components in the analyzed samples. The dichloromethane fraction was rich in phenolics as vanillic acid hexoside, flavonols as 3,7-dimthylquercetin, and flavones as 3'-hydroxymelanettin. However, the ethyl acetate fraction was rich in flavonoid-C-glycosides as luteolin-8-C-β-D-glucoside (orientin) and apigenin-8-C-glucoside (vitexin), flavonoid- O, C-diglycosides such as luteolin 7-O-[6''-dihydrogalloyl]-glucosyl-8-C-pentosyl-(1 → 2)-glucoside and 2''-O-rhamnosyl isoorientin. These compounds were identified for the first time in dichloromethane and ethyl acetate fractions of Saudi P. aculeata L. Additionally, all the samples were assessed for antioxidant activity using DPPH radical scavenging method and for cytotoxic activity through MTT assay. Accordingly, the most active fraction was the ethyl acetate which showed the highest antioxidant activity (SC50 = 57.4 ± 1.2 μg/mL) compared with the positive control, ascorbic acid (SC50 = 12.4 ± 0.5 μg/mL) and moderate cytotoxicity against HepG-2 (hepatocellular carcinoma) and MCF-7 (breast carcinoma) cell lines with IC50 = 56.9 ± 3.1 and 95.8 ± 3.8 μg/mL, respectively compared with cisplatin (IC50 = 3.67 ± 0.22 and 5.71 ± 0.57 μg/mL, respectively for both cell lines). The antioxidant and cytotoxic activities may be attributed to the presence of high percentage of phenolic compounds and hydroxylated flavonoids detected in ethyl acetate fraction using UPLS-ESI-MS/MS.
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Carev I, Maravić A, Ilić N, Čikeš Čulić V, Politeo O, Zorić Z, Radan M. UPLC-MS/MS Phytochemical Analysis of Two Croatian Cistus Species and Their Biological Activity. Life (Basel) 2020; 10:life10070112. [PMID: 32674268 PMCID: PMC7399921 DOI: 10.3390/life10070112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Aqueous extracts of two Cistus species wild growing in Croatia-Cistus creticus (CC) and Cistus salviifolius (CS)-have been assessed with UPLC-MS/MS, showing 43 different phytochemicals, with flavonol glycosides: myricetin-3-hexoside and myricetin-rhamnoside, predominate ones in CC and myricetin-3-hexoside in CS. Antioxidant potential tested with the FRAP method showed no difference between CS and CC aqueous extracts, while higher phenolic content of CC comparing to CS, determined with a Folin-Cicolateu reagent correlated to its higher antioxidant capacity observed by the DPPH method. Both extracts were assessed for antimicrobial activity, using disc-diffusion and broth microdilution assays, targeting the opportunistic pathogens, associated with food poisoning, urinary, respiratory tract, blood stream and wound infections in humans. Antimicrobial assays revealed that fungi were in general more sensitive to both Cistus aqueous extracts, comparing to the bacteria where two extracts showed very similar activity. The most potent activity was observed against A. baumannii for both extracts. The extracts were tested on human lung cancer (A549) cell line using the MTT assay, showing very similar antiproliferative activity. After 72 h treatment with CC and CS aqueous extracts in concentration of 0.5 g/L, the viability of the cells were 37% and 50% respectively, compared to non-treated cells.
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- Ivana Carev
- Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia; (I.C.); (O.P.)
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- Faculty of Science, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia; (A.M.); (N.I.)
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- Faculty of Science, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia; (A.M.); (N.I.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia; (I.C.); (O.P.)
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- Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia; (I.C.); (O.P.)
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Racha S, Wongrattanakamon P, Raiwa A, Jiranusornkul S. Discovery of Novel Potent Small Natural Molecules Able to Enhance Attenuation of the Pathobiology of Gastric Cancer-Associated Helicobacter pylori by Molecular Modeling. Int J Pept Res Ther 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-018-9737-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Hammami S, Elshamy AI, Mokni RE, Snene A, Iseki K, Dhaouadi H, Okamoto Y, Suenaga M, Noji M, Umeyama A, Asakawa Y. Chemical Constituents of the Aerial Parts ofDaucus carotasubsp.hispidusGrowing in Tunisia. Nat Prod Commun 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x19863512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Three known polyol menthane monoterpenoids, namely, (4 R)-1- p-menthen-6,8-diol (1), (4 R)-1- p-menthen-4,7-diol (2), and (1 R,2 R,4 R)- p-menthane-1,2,4-triol (3), and 6 known phenolics (4-9), in addition to β-sitosterol 3- O-glucoside (10), were isolated from the aerial parts of Daucus carota subsp. hispidus (Ball) Heywood (Family: Apiaceae) growing in Tunisia. The structures of the isolated compounds were established depending upon the spectroscopic techniques including one and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (1D, and 2D NMR) and high resolution mass spectroscopy (HRMS). The absolute configuration of the compounds 1 to 3 was determined using experimental circular dichroism (CD) for the first time. Compounds 1 to 3 were reported for the first time from this plant. Compounds 1 to 3 exhibited no antimicrobial and antioxidant activity using superoxide dismutase-like activities. Compounds 2 and 3 exhibited weak activity, while 1 showed negative cytotoxic activity against human mouth squamous carcinoma (HSC-2) and human cervical cells (HeLa) cancer cells.
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- Saoussen Hammami
- Research Unit Applied Chemistry and Environment 13ES63, Faculty of Sciences, University of Monastir, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Japan
- Department of Natural Compounds Chemistry, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerta, University of Carthage, Bizerta, Tunisia
- Department of Botany and Plant Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy of Monastir, University of Monastir, Tunisia
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- Research Unit Applied Chemistry and Environment 13ES63, Faculty of Sciences, University of Monastir, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Japan
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- Research Unit Applied Chemistry and Environment 13ES63, Faculty of Sciences, University of Monastir, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Japan
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Mothana RA, Khaled JM, El-Gamal AA, Noman OM, Kumar A, Alajmi MF, Al-Rehaily AJ, Al-Said MS. Comparative evaluation of cytotoxic, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the crude extracts of three Plectranthus species grown in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Pharm J 2018; 27:162-170. [PMID: 30766425 PMCID: PMC6362157 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2018.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Natural products from medicinal plants represent major resource of novel therapeutic substances for combating serious diseases including cancers and microbial infections. The genus Plectranthus (Family: Labiatae) represents a large and widespread group of species with a diversity of traditional uses in treatment of various ailments. Therefore, this research study aimed to evaluate the cytotoxic, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of three Plectranthus species growing in Saudi Arabia namely P. cylindraceus Hocst. ex Benth., P. asirensis JRI Wood and P. barbatus Andrews. Moreover, this work focused on the isolation of the active constituents responsible for the activities from the most active Plectranthus species. The extracts were tested for their cytotoxic activity against three cancer cell lines (Hela, HepG2 and HT-29), using MTT-test, antimicrobial activity against Gram positive, Gram negative bacterial and fungal strains using broth micro-dilution assay for minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations (MIC and MBC) and antioxidant activity using scavenging activity of DPPH radical and β-carotene-linoleic acid methods. The ethanolic extracts of the Plectranthus species showed remarkable cytotoxic activity against all cancer cell lines with IC50 values ranging between 10.1 ± 0.33 to 102.6 ± 8.66 μg/mL and a great and antimicrobial activity with MIC values between 62.5 and 250 µg/mL. In addition, the three Plectranthus species showed almost moderate antioxidant activity. The most interesting cytotoxic and antimicrobial results were observed with the extract of P. barbatus. Consequently, this extract was partitioned between water and n-hexane, chloroform and n-butanol and tested. The cytotoxic activity resided predominantly in the n-hexane and chloroform fractions. The analysis of the chloroform fraction led to the isolation of four diterpenoid compounds, two of labdane- and two of abietane-type, which were identified as coleonol B, forskolin, sugiol and 5,6-dehydrosugiol. Purification of the n-hexane fraction led to isolation of a major abietane-type diterpene, which was identified as ferruginol. Sugiol, 5,6-dehydrosugiol and ferruginol were isolated for the first time from P. barbatus in this study. The isolated diterpenoids showed variable cytotoxic effects with IC50 values between 15.1 ± 2.03 and 242 ± 13.3 µg/mL, a great antimicrobial activity with MIC values between 15.6 and 129 µg/mL and a total antioxidant activity ranging from 23.1 ± 2.9 to 69.2 ± 3.8%.
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- Ramzi A Mothana
- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Departments of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Vitiligo Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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