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Saudi journal of biological sciences

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Silver nanopaticles synthesized using the seed extract of L. and their antimicrobial mechanism and anticancer properties.

Saudi journal of biological sciences
BACKGROUND: Synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) through biological route plays an important role in their applications in the medical field, especially in the prevention of disease causing microbial pathogens and arresting the propagation of ca...

Bladder cancer cell viability inhibition and apoptosis induction by baicalein through targeting the expression of anti-apoptotic genes.

Saudi journal of biological sciences
The study was aimed to investigate the effect of baicalein, a flavonoid molecule isolated from the plant on bladder cancer cell viability. The results revealed that baicalein treatment of T24 and 253J bladder cancer cells targeted the expression of ...

Inhibition of EGF expression and NF-κB activity by treatment with quercetin leads to suppression of angiogenesis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Saudi journal of biological sciences
The present study was performed to investigate the effect of quercetin on nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) angiogenesis. The real-time RT-PCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) were performed to analyze the expression levels of vascular end...

Physiological study on the influence of some plant oils in rats exposed to a sublethal concentration of diazinon.

Saudi journal of biological sciences
The present study was aimed to evaluate the influence of olive, sesame and black seed oils on levels of some physiological parameters in male rats exposed to diazinon (DZN). Body weight changes, and levels of serum total protein, albumin, glucose, tr...

Effect of Cav. (Fabaceae) extract on pro-inflammatory enzymes and on planktonic cells and biofilm from Toxicity studies.

Saudi journal of biological sciences
Cav. (Fabaceae), a native plant from Argentina has been used traditionally as medicinal species. The aim of the study was to validate the antibiotic and anti-inflammatory potential of organic extract (ZpE) and the major compounds; 2',4'-dihydroxy-3...

Cytotoxic effects of two extracts from garlic ( L.) cultivars on the human squamous carcinoma cell line SCC-15.

Saudi journal of biological sciences
Garlic ( L., Alliaceae) has acquired a reputation as a therapeutic agent and herbal remedy to prevent and treat several pathologies. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of two L. cultivars, Harnaś and Morado, on reactive oxygen ...

evaluation of the effects of some plant essential oils on , the causative agent of Chalkbrood disease.

Saudi journal of biological sciences
is one of the major fungal pathogens of honey bee broods and the causative agent of Chalkbrood disease. The factors responsible for the pathogenesis of Chalkbrood disease are still not fully understood, and the increasing resistance of to commonly ...

Antioxidant activity, acetylcholinesterase and tyrosinase inhibitory potential of and extracts.

Saudi journal of biological sciences
In this study several investigations and tests were performed to determine the antioxidant activity and the acetylcholinesterase and tyrosinase inhibitory potential of and aqueous extracts (10% mass) and ethanolic extracts (10% mass and 70% ethanol...

(shiitake mushroom): An assessment of anti-atherosclerotic bio-functionality.

Saudi journal of biological sciences
Mushrooms have been highly regarded as possessing enormous nutritive and medicinal values. In the present study, we evaluated the anti-oxidative and anti-atherosclerotic potential of shiitake mushroom () using its solvent-solvent partitioned fraction...

Phenolic acid content, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of four species.

Saudi journal of biological sciences
Phenolic acid composition, antioxidant, and cytotoxic activities in leaves of four (Crassulaceae) species were evaluated. Determination of phenolic acid contents were conducted by an optimized LC-ESI-MS/MS method. The results show that Raym.-Hamet ...