Rim Ben Mansour
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View article: Teucrium polium L.: Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties with an Emphasis on Oxidative Stress and Gastric Ulcer induced by ethanol in albinos rats
Teucrium polium L.: Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties with an Emphasis on Oxidative Stress and Gastric Ulcer induced by ethanol in albinos rats Open
Teucrium species have been used in traditional medicine for treatment of different diseases. We aimed in the present study, at investigating the gastroprotective effect of Teucrium polium L methanolic extract (TPME) against ethanol-induced…
View article: Optimizing the encapsulation of the refined extract of squash peels for functional food applications: A sustainable approach to reduce food waste
Optimizing the encapsulation of the refined extract of squash peels for functional food applications: A sustainable approach to reduce food waste Open
Encapsulation of the refined extract from squash fruit peels was evaluated for the design of functional foods with beneficial effects on human health. The percentage of maltodextrin and gum Arabic in the wall material as well as the concen…
View article: Effects of dormancy on seeds treatment germination of Beta macrocarpa achene
Effects of dormancy on seeds treatment germination of Beta macrocarpa achene Open
Beta macrocarpa, Guss is an interesting species showing very low germination rates. The leading objectives of this work were to investigate the dormancy mechanism and to find methods to break dormancy in order to achieve rapid, uniform and…
View article: Insights on Juniperus phoenicea Essential Oil as Potential Anti-Proliferative, Anti-Tyrosinase, and Antioxidant Candidate
Insights on Juniperus phoenicea Essential Oil as Potential Anti-Proliferative, Anti-Tyrosinase, and Antioxidant Candidate Open
In this study, the anti-cancer, anti-tyrosinase, and antioxidant activities of essential oils (EOs) of berries and leaves of Juniperus phoenicea grown wild in North of Tunisia were investigated. The EO yields from leaves and berries were 1…
View article: Improved Recovery of Antioxidant Compounds from Refined Pumpkin Peel Extract: A Mixture Design Method Approach
Improved Recovery of Antioxidant Compounds from Refined Pumpkin Peel Extract: A Mixture Design Method Approach Open
This study employed the mixture design method to determine optimal solvent combinations, aiming to obtain refined extracts from squash peels with enhanced antioxidant properties. We optimized extraction solvents, focusing on recovering the…
View article: The Use of Response Surface Methodology to Optimize Assisted Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Cucurbita maxima Fruit By-Products
The Use of Response Surface Methodology to Optimize Assisted Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Cucurbita maxima Fruit By-Products Open
This work aimed to optimize the extraction conditions of bioactive compounds obtained from three squash by-products (e.g., peel, endocarp, and seeds) using the response surface methodology (RSM). The selected independent variables were eth…
View article: Powerful anti-inflammatory, anti-Herpes and anticancer capacities of Thymelaea microphylla L. and TLC phenolic identification
Powerful anti-inflammatory, anti-Herpes and anticancer capacities of Thymelaea microphylla L. and TLC phenolic identification Open
Thymelaea microphylla is an edible and medicinal species that exhibits high antioxidant activity and phenolic content. Moreover, four fractions (hexane, dichloromethane, methanol and water) were tested towards their ex-vivo antioxidant, an…
View article: Gastroprotective Effect of Microencapsulated Myrtus communis Essential Oil against Ethanol/HCl-Induced Acute Gastric Lesions
Gastroprotective Effect of Microencapsulated Myrtus communis Essential Oil against Ethanol/HCl-Induced Acute Gastric Lesions Open
Myrtus communis L. essential oil (EO), mainly composed of myrtenyl acetate (30.6%), linalool (14.9%), α-pinene (11.10%) and 1,8-cineole or eucalyptol (9.9%), was microencapsulated with maltodextrin by emulsification and spray-drying, reach…
View article: Antidiabetic, antioxidant and chemical functionalities of Ziziphus jujuba (Mill.) and Moringa oleifera (Lam.) plants using multivariate data treatment
Antidiabetic, antioxidant and chemical functionalities of Ziziphus jujuba (Mill.) and Moringa oleifera (Lam.) plants using multivariate data treatment Open
Medicinal plants constitute valuable sources of chemical substances with potential therapeutic effects. In this study, phenolic pools have been extracted using MeOH from leaves of jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) and moringa (Moringa oleifer…
View article: Preliminary phytochemical analysis, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of two Tunisian Ephedra species: Ephedra alata and Ephedra fragilis
Preliminary phytochemical analysis, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of two Tunisian Ephedra species: Ephedra alata and Ephedra fragilis Open
The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties of two Tunisian Ephedra species (E. alata and E. fragilis) through their phytochemical constituents. The ethanol extract of E. alata exh…
View article: Enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities and respective gene expressionsin potato somatic hybrids under NaCl stress
Enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities and respective gene expressionsin potato somatic hybrids under NaCl stress Open
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), a plant of great economic importance worldwide, is known to be highly sensitive to salinity. Improving the tolerance of this crop was envisaged using interspecific somatic hybridization. In this report, the i…
View article: Phytochemical characteristics, antioxidant, and health properties of roasted and unroasted Algerian argan (<i>Argania spinosa</i>) oil
Phytochemical characteristics, antioxidant, and health properties of roasted and unroasted Algerian argan (<i>Argania spinosa</i>) oil Open
In Ben Mansour et al. (2018), the reference Kechairi and Abdoun (2016) was cited in Figure 1 caption, however the complete reference information was missing in the reference list. The complete reference is as shown below. Kechairi, R. & Ab…
View article: Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Wild Tunisian Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms
Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Wild Tunisian Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms Open
Edible and medicinal higher fungi have been used by humankind for millennia.They are collected and used directly not only for their nutritional values as a main source of food or as a part of regular diet but also for their medicinal purpo…
View article: Does Curcuma longa root powder have an effect against CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity in rats: a protective and curative approach
Does Curcuma longa root powder have an effect against CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity in rats: a protective and curative approach Open
View article: Potential Antioxidant Capacities and Neuroprotective Properties of Six Tunisian Medicinal Species
Potential Antioxidant Capacities and Neuroprotective Properties of Six Tunisian Medicinal Species Open
Among the various categories of natural antioxidants, phenolics exhibit a wide range of physiological properties, such as anti-allergenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, antibacterial, cardioprotective and neuroprotective effects.Antioxida…
View article: LC-MS identification and preparative HPLC isolation of <i>Frankenia pulverulenta</i> phenolics with antioxidant and neuroprotective capacities in PC12 cell line
LC-MS identification and preparative HPLC isolation of <i>Frankenia pulverulenta</i> phenolics with antioxidant and neuroprotective capacities in PC12 cell line Open
These findings suggest that this halophyte is a promising source of antioxidant and neuroprotective molecules for pharmaceutical purposes.
View article: Assessment of Antioxidant Activity and Neuroprotective Capacity on PC12 Cell Line of <i>Frankenia thymifolia</i> and Related Phenolic LC‐MS/MS Identification
Assessment of Antioxidant Activity and Neuroprotective Capacity on PC12 Cell Line of <i>Frankenia thymifolia</i> and Related Phenolic LC‐MS/MS Identification Open
This work aimed to investigate the richness of a Tunisian xerohalophyte Frankenia thymifolia aerial and root parts on phenolics and to evaluate the antioxidant and neuroprotective properties of this medicinal species. After fractionation u…