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OSMOREGULATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF TWO EGYPTIAN TRUE XEROPHYTES; LAUNAEA SPINOSA (FORSSK.) AND LEPTADENIA PYROTECHNICA (FORSSK.)

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Plants

Abstract

In the present work, some of the adaptive responses against dehydrative factors were evaluated in two true xerophytic plants, for their medicinal importance; [Launaea spinosa (Forssk.) Sch. and Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne.] growing naturally (wild plants) at Wadi Hagul, Eastern Desert of Egypt during both wet and dry seasons. The results reveled that  Launaea spinosa achieved the highest significant ash concentration during the dry season and this was mainly due to accumulation of Na+, K+, Cl- and SO42-, meanwhile the opposite was found in Leptadenia pyrotechnica, which accumulated Ca2+, Mg2+ and P3+ during the wet season. The highest significant concentrations of total carbohydrates, insoluble sugars as well as phytohormones were recorded during the wet season, while organic acids, free thiols, total fibers, and soluble sugars were accumulated, in both species, during the dry season. From the results it is clear that, ethyl acetate extracts for both species possessed the highest antimicrobial activity against all tested fungal and bacterial strains. The obtained results showed that the studied species have different mechanisms to adapt and tolerate the various environmental conditions.
   

DOI

10.21608/ejdr.2017.21132

Keywords

antimicrobial activity, drought, free thiols, inorganic and organic osmotica, Phytohormones, true xerophytes

Authors

First Name

Zeinab

Last Name

Khidr

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University (Girls Branch), Cairo, Egypt

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zenib@azhar.edu.eg

City

Cairo

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First Name

Fawzia

Last Name

Ebad

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University (Girls Branch), Cairo, Egypt

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City

Cairo

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First Name

Hend

Last Name

El-Khawaga

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University (Girls Branch), Cairo, Egypt

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Cairo

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Volume

67

Article Issue

2

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1360

Issue Date

2017-12-01

Receive Date

2017-09-13

Publish Date

2017-12-31

Page Start

331

Page End

349

Print ISSN

1687-8043

Online ISSN

2356-9875

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https://ejdr.journals.ekb.eg/article_21132.html

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Original Article

Type Code

117

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Desert Research

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https://ejdr.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023