cell cultures of varthemia persica, peganum harmala and pycnocycla spinosa have been studied to evaluate their abilities to bioconvert exogenous hydroquinone. arbutin is an important substance that has several pharmaceutical applications; therefore, we have established v. persica and p. spinosa cultures which seem to be able to metabolize hydroquinone. callus cultures of v. persica were establi...

The aim of the research is a qualitative and quantitative study amino acid composition Syrian rue (Peganum harmala, Nitrariaceae), growing in natural conditions Azerbaijan Republic. After preliminary confirmation presence acids, plant parts were subjected to in-depth by ion-exchange chromatography using post-column derivatization on L-8800 analyzer (Hitachi, Ltd.). Amino analysis roots P. condu...

The enzymatic potential of the cultured plant cells can be employed for bioconversion purposes. Plant enzymes are able to catalyze regio- and stereo-specific reactions, and therefore can be applied for the production of desired substances. The biotransformation of foreign substrates with suspension cells of Peganum harmala was tested with (±) phenylethyl propionate. The callus cultures of Pegan...

This study evaluates in vivo and in vitro anti-Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) efficacy of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) prepared via a cost-effective green chemistry route wherein Peganum harmala L. seeds extract was used as a reducing and capping agent. The structural features, as elucidated by surface plasmon resonance spectrophotometry, transmission electron microscopy, and powder X-ray dif...

Malignant theileriosis of sheep is a highly fatal, acute or subacute disease is caused by the tick-borne protozoan parasite, Theileria hirci. In this investigation ten healthy male lambs aged 5-6 months were randomly divided into two groups, A and B and were kept in isolated tick-proof pens. They were treated for internal and external parasite before commencement of the experiment. The lambs we...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to evaluate the protective and curative effects of the 15 KD protein isolated from the seeds of Peganum harmala L. against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) induced oxidative stress in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the protective study, animals were pretreated intraperitoneally with 15 KD isolated protein at doses of 4 and 8 mg/kg body weight as we...

Peganum harmala L., also known as Syrian rue or Pègano, is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Zygohpyllaceae family, and is widely used in traditional medicine. The chemical composition of essential oils of P. harmala seeds from five different regions of Northern Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia) was studied by GC and GC-MS analyses. A total of 105 compounds were identified, ...

Various effects of harmidine hydrochloride, an alkaloid of Peganum harmalla, have been studied in rats treated with harmidine hydrochoride 12 mg/kg body weight alone and pretreated with pyridoxine. Harmidine produced shivering, ataxia, diarrhoea, reduction in motor activity, loss of postural reflex and hypothermia. Weight of animals, respiratory rate, heart rate, urinary output, oestrous cycle,...

Alkaloids with allelopathic activity are not as well-known as other allelochemicals. Our study revealed that total alkaloids from seeds of the medicinal plant Peganum harmala L. possessed significant growth inhibitory effect on four treated plants, with dicot plants (lettuce and amaranth) being more sensitive than the tested monocot plants (wheat and ryegrass). Further investigation led to the ...