Rosemary extracts containing the phenolic diterpenes carnosic acid and its derivative carnosol are approved food additives used in an increasingly wide range of products to enhance shelf-life, thanks to their high anti-oxidant activity. We describe here the elucidation of the complete biosynthetic pathway of carnosic acid and its reconstitution in yeast cells. Cytochrome P450 oxygenases (CYP76A...

Two field experiments were conducted in Aly Mubark experimental Farm in sandy soil at El-Bustan Sandy soil irrigated by drip irrigation, during 2003 and 2004 seasons. The experiments aimed to study the effect of three irrigation treatments with three different kinds of fertilizers and its concentration on sage growth, yield, essential oil yield and components, macro-nutrients content in dry her...

Abstract. In this work, the chemical composition, antioxidant and antifungal activities of Juniperus phoenicea Salvia officinalis essential oils (Eos) were evaluated. The Gas Chromatography-Mass spectrometry (GC-MS) identification S. Eo revealed predominance cis-chrysanthenyl acetate (64.82 %), α- thujone (14.7 %). main compounds J. oil α-Pinene (64.4 %) δ-3-Carene (7.02 antibacterial activity ...

Traditional use and clinical reports suggest that the culinary herb sage (Salvia officinalis) may be effective for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we evaluated the effect of a standardized extract from the leaves of S. officinalis (SOE) and its active ingredient rosmarinic acid on Alzheimer amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta)-induced toxicity in cultured rat phe...

Herbal medicines and beverages have started to take an essential place in our daily lives. S. officinalis is one of the most used herbal tea species sage family. Secondary metabolites, especially oils, plays important role its biological properties. oil mostly rich camphor thujone, which these compounds could be toxicological. In present study, six spontaneous hybrid plants their parents were a...

rosmarinus officinalis l. (family lamiaceae) popularly named rosemary, is a common household plant grown around the world, including iran. rosemary aerial parts are used as flavoring agent in foods, beverages, and cosmetic preparations and have various traditional uses in ethnomedicine including: analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, spasmolytic, carminative and choleretic applications....