Thirty-two species of Egyptian marine algae of Chlorophycophyta, Phaeophycophyta and Rhodophycophyta collected from the Mediterranean (17 spp.) and Red (15 spp.) Seas has been analyzed for their content of iodine. ' Distribution of iodine in Egyptian marine algae showed noticeable local differences. The highest values were obtained in the species collected from the Mediterranean Sea. Iodine con...

 During the last decade, shrimp aquaculture has developed rapidly in many developing countries. Antibiotic resistance is a major problem in shrimp aquaculture. Seaweeds are considered as potent source of bioactive compounds that are able to produce biological activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of ethanolic and chloroformic crude extracts of the...

 During the last decade, shrimp aquaculture has developed rapidly in many developing countries. Antibiotic resistance is a major problem in shrimp aquaculture. Seaweeds are considered as potent source of bioactive compounds that are able to produce biological activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of ethanolic and chloroformic crude extracts of the brown al...

Plants of the genus Crinum (Amaryllidaceae) are widely used in folk medicine in different tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The Indian species Crinum latifolium (L.) was traditionally used to treat rheumatism, fistula, tumors, earaches, rubefacient, tubercle and whitlow. In Vietnamese and Chinese traditional medicine Crinum latifolium preparations are used until nowadays becaus...

Lepidium latifolium (perennial pepperweed) is recognized as a threat to wetland habitats throughout much of the western United States, but its role in tidal marshes has not been explored. Over three seasons in three regions of San Francisco Estuary (Suisun, San Pablo, and South San Francisco bays), we characterized locations in tidal marshes where monotypic stands of L. latifolium are replacing...

Lepidium latifolium, perennial pepperweed, is an exotic crucifer that has spread explosively in recent years in wetlands and riparian areas of the western United States. Adaptive responses of L. latifolium to different durations of 0, 3, 7, 15, 30 and 50-day soil flooding treatment were investigated. Biomass allocation, adventitious rooting, aerenchyma development and ethylene production in pla...

Abstract Brown seaweed Sargassum latifolium produces a sufficient amount of alginate. It is derived from the cell wall as natural anionic polysaccharide. In present study, alginate was extracted S. , its physicochemical properties, potential for silver nanoparticles formation, characterization nanoparticles, and antibacterial activity studied. Physical analysis sodium colour (pale yellow), yiel...

This study evaluated the effect of selenium and extracts of Gongronema latifolium on some biochemical parameters in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Forty male albino rats equally divided into eight experimental groups were used. Two groups served as normal and diabetic control and received placebo treatment. Four diabetic test groups were treated with G. latifolium extract, glibenclamide, combin...

The influence of inorganic fertilizer application on the flavonoid, phenol and steroid content of the leaves of Ocimum gratissimum and Gongronema latifolium was investigated. Cultivated O. gratissimum and G. latifolium were treated with NPK (15:15:15) inorganic fertilizer at 100 kg/ha, 200 kg/ha, 300 kg/ha, 400 kg/ha and 500 kg/ha treatment levels in plastic planting buckets derived using the f...

Article history: Received on: 07/12/2014 Revised on: 11/01/2015 Accepted on: 29/01/2015 Available online: 28/03/2015 This study was aimed at determining some biomarkers of oxidative stress and liver damage in diabetic rats consuming diets containing Gongronema latifolium leaves so as to evaluate the involvement of the diets in the management of oxidative stress and liver damage common among dia...