Evaluation of the hypoglycemic and antimicrobial activities of the essential oil of Myrtus nivellei from Tamanrasset (southern Algeria)
In: GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jg. 22 (2023-02-28), S. 272-279
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TheMyrtus nivelleiBatt. & Trab. is a shrub native to the Mediterranean and endemic to the central Sahara in the Hoggar massif of southern Algeria, whose leaves are used by the Tuareg, in infusion mixed with tea, against diarrhea, fever, diabetes and for its anti-infective properties. The hypoglycemic activity of the essential oil extracted from the leaves by hydrodistillation. has been demonstrated, with a significant decrease (P This drop in blood sugar was not observed in healthy rats treated with the essential oil. The essential oil did not improve the weight of the rats, nor their cholesterolemia. The antimicrobial activity of the essential oil has been studied for six microorganisms.Bacillus subtilisandCandida albicansare the most sensitive, they were inhibited from 2.5/1000 v/v. This oil is also active onStaphylococcus aureusat a concentration of 5/1000 v/v. This activity was weak againstEscherichia coliand absent againstPseudomonas aeruginosaand no activity was detected againstEnterococcus faecium. It would be interesting to combine these evaluations with chromatographic and spectral studies to determine the compounds responsible for these activities.
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Evaluation of the hypoglycemic and antimicrobial activities of the essential oil of Myrtus nivellei from Tamanrasset (southern Algeria)
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | BOUKHALFA, Djamel ; NABTI, Bachir |
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Zeitschrift: | GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jg. 22 (2023-02-28), S. 272-279 |
Veröffentlichung: | GSC Online Press, 2023 |
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ISSN: | 2581-3250 (print) |
DOI: | 10.30574/gscbps.2023.22.2.0082 |
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