Avian coccidiosis is the most costly and wide-spread parasitic disease in the poultry industry, and has been mainly controlled by the use of different chemotherapeutic agents. Due to the emergence of drug-resistant strains, alternative control strategies are needed. In this study, the protective effects of Allium sativum or Aloe vera aqueous extracts were investigated in broiler chickens follow...

oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (ldl) has been strongly suggested as a key factor in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. thus, the inclusion of some anti-oxidant compounds in daily dietary food stuff may inhibit the production of oxidized ldl and may decrease both the development and the progression of atherosclerosis. the present work investigated the inhibitory effects of extract of all...

Oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) has been strongly suggested as a key factor in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Thus, the inclusion of some anti-oxidant compounds in daily dietary food stuff may inhibit the production of oxidized LDL and may decrease both the development and the progression of atherosclerosis. The present work investigated the inhibitory effects of extract of Al...

Fungi were isolated in pure cultures from decaying giant sequoias Geneva (Switzerland). Isolates genetically identified by ITS rDNA sequencing. Young sequoia trees artificially infected with a culture of Botryosphaeria parva. Henle-Koch’s Postulates demonstrated that parva was pathogenic to Sequoiadendron giganteum. When analysing the microorganisms associated canker and dieback symptoms (Sequo...

With increased prevalence of antibioticresistant bacterial, finding new sources with antibacterial activity could be an effective help in diseases. The antibacterial activity and Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of the extracts of Calendula Officinalis L., Achillea millefolium L. Millefolium L., Allium haemanthoides Boiss. & Reut. ex Regel, Allium ampeloprasum L. and Echinophora platyloba...

AIM To investigate the antioxidant potential of two Allium cepa L. extracts. MATERIAL AND METHODS The antioxidant activity of the two extracts (encoded EC1 and EC2) was assessed using two methods: DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) scavenging capacity and determination of their reducing power; phytobiological, studies were performed using grains of Triticum aestivum L., Falmura variety. R...

BACKGROUND Liver cancer is a high incidence and fatal disease, the fifth most frequent cancer worldwide that is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage. The number of deaths from liver cancer has not declined even following various therapies. Plant secondary metabolites and their semi-synthetic derivatives play a principal role in anti-cancer drug therapy, since they are effective in the treatme...