期刊名称：Journal of Materials and Environmental Science
印刷版ISSN：2028-2508
出版年度：2018
卷号：9
期号：5
页码：1495-1502
DOI：10.26872/jmes.2018.9.5.164
出版社：University of Mohammed Premier Oujda
摘要：Within the framework of our program for scientific research and exploration for thediscovery of new drug raw materials in the Egyptian eastern desert, which extendsparallel to the Red Sea coast approximately 1200 km south of Cairo, we focus on thediscovery of the areas where these plants grow. The plants were examined in terms ofthe chemical content of the active chemical groups, as well as study the impact ofwater and alcoholic extracts on microorganisms. From these plants, five plantsbelonging to Brassicaceae family i.e.: Morettia phillaeana, Schouwia purpurea, Zillaspinosa and two species belonging to the genus Farsetia; F. longiliqua and F. stylosawere chosen. Also, other three plants were collected belonging to other families.These plants were Limonium axillare (Plumbaginaceae), Moringa peregrine(Moringaceae) and Dadonaea viscosa (Sapindaceae), which collected from wild shrubpopulations growing in sandy soils in Egyptian eastern desert. They were tested againstten strains of microorganism. Phytochemical investigation of the alcoholic extracts ofthe aerial parts of the tested plants showed the different profile of their contents.Limonium, Zilla, Moringa and Dodonaea were the richest plants in chemicalconstituents which may explain their activity against most of the tested organisms. Inmost cases the activities of the water extracts exceed those of the alcoholic extracts.The higher activity of the water extract may be due to its higher polarity which leads tobetter extraction of the chemical compounds from the plants. This may play animportant role in folkloric use of these plants in treatment of some human infections.This study revealed that the four aforementioned plants are valuable antibacterialagents and their potential use in the ailments caused by bacteria; however, their useshould be substantiated by in vivo experiments.
