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Dichloro-substituted phenyl amino propanamides exhibit anticonvulsant effect and reduce inward sodium ion current (NaV1.6)
Publication date: Available online 28 June 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Author(s): S. Malami, A.Y. Idris, A.H. Yaro, J.A. Anuka, I.M. Hussaini, M.K. Patel This research studied the anticonvulsant properties of three synthesized isomers of dichloro-substituted phenyl amino propanamides in rodents and determined their effects on votage-gated sodium channels (NaV1.6) stably expressed in Human Embryonic Kidney (HEK Cells 293). 2,3-, 2,5- and 3,4- Dichloro anilines were reacted with acrylamide according to Michael-type addition reaction to obtain their corresponding isomers; DCP23, DCP25 an...
Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - June 28, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: research

Improvement berry color skin profile by exogenous cyanocobalamin treatment of ‘Crimson seedless’ grapevines
Publication date: Available online 27 June 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Author(s): A.A. Lo'ay The experiment was conducted to study the effect of cyanocobalamin (B12) treatments (0, 3, 6, and 9mM B12) on Vitis vinifera L. ‘Crimson seedless’ which conducted during two seasons 2014 and 2015. The study aims to regenerate berry color during growth and preserve it during shelf-life at room temperature for four days. The results showed that B12 treatments were significantly effective in reducing weight loss. Berry shatter, rachis browning index, while it preserved another quality parameter hi...
Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - June 27, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: research

Evaluation of blended virgin coconut oil and fish oil on growth performance and resistance to Streptococcus iniae challenge of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Publication date: Available online 23 June 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Author(s): Andrews Apraku, Liping Liu, Xiangjun Leng, Emmanuel J. Rupia, Christian Larbi Ayisi Five isolipidic experimental diets (32% crude protein) were formulated to contain 3% fish oil (FO) and virgin coconut oil (3VCO) as sole lipids or blends of FO+VCO in ratios of 75:25% (0.75VCO), 50:50% (1.5VCO) and 25:75% (2.25VCO). Triplicate groups of O. niloticus were fed one of five diets to apparent satiation, twice daily for 8weeks. It was observed that fish fed diet 3VCO exhibited the best performance with respect t...
Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - June 24, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: research

Approach to improve the productivity of bioactive compounds of the cyanobacterium Anabaena oryzae using factorial design
Publication date: Available online 23 June 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Author(s): Ragaa A. Hamouda, Mahmoud A. Al-Saman, Sabha M. El-Sabbagh, Ghada W. Abo El-Seoud, Abeer N. Hendawy Cyanobacteria are one of the richest sources of biomedical relevant compounds with extensive therapeutic pharmaceutical applications and are also known as producer of intracellular and extracellular metabolites with diverse biological activities. The genus Anabaena sp. is known to produce antimicrobial compounds, like phycocyanin and others. The goal of this study was to optimize the production of these bio...
Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - June 23, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: research

Toxicity test and Cd, Cr, Pb and Zn bioccumulation in Phalloceros caudimaculatus
This study, aims to assess the fish Phalloceros caudimaculatus (known as Guaru) as a heavy metal sbioindicator. LC50 (96h) acute toxicity tests to potassium dichromate salts, cadmium nitrate, lead II nitrate and zinc sulfate, and bioaccumulation of metals such as cadmium, chromium, lead and zinc were conducted. In the bioaccumulation test, for three months standard tanks were used, with different contamination levels above the levels set by local law, a pollution control tank was also set. The following data was obtained in acute toxicity tests LC50 (96h): Potassium dichromate 164.58±18.75mg/L, Cadmium nitrate was 29.5±1...
Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - June 22, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: research

Spatio-temporal evaluation of the surface water quality in the middle Nile Delta using Palmer ’s algal pollution index
Publication date: Available online 30 May 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Author(s): Zenhom Salem, Mohamed Ghobara, Abdel Aziz El Nahrawy This work aims to evaluate the spatio-temporal change in the surface water pollution in the middle Nile Delta using algal pollution index (Palmer Index). Water was sampled during winter and summer seasons from 18 stations distributed along the water pathways from south to north for two main irrigation canals (Qudaba and Mit-yazed canals) and two drains (El-Gharbia main drain and Janag drain). An algal analysis was carried out based on the species and gener...
Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - May 31, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: research

Alterations in T-helper cell type 1 and blood cell parameters in malaria-infected patients
This study revealed that unregulated interaction of the parasite with host immune response has important consequences in disease progression and thus relevant for therapeutic and vaccine development. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - May 24, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: research

Rediscovering the therapeutic potential of Amaranthus species: A review
Publication date: Available online 19 May 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Author(s): Kavita Peter, Puneet Gandhi Extracts of Amaranthus have been used to treat several ailments since ancient times. However, Amaranthus spp. has seen a resurgence of interest in recent decades. Literature summarization of in vitro and in vivo studies established that Amaranthus spp. has several protective and curative properties attributed majorly to strong antioxidant activity. This comprehensive review critically analyzes folklore claims of Amaranthus with scientific evidences, delineating its phytochemical ba...
Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - May 20, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: research

Mitigating potential of Ginkgo biloba extract and melatonin against hepatic and nephrotoxicity induced by Bisphenol A in male rats
Publication date: Available online 15 May 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Author(s): Mayssaa M. Wahbby, Zaynab M. Abdallah, Heba M. Abdou, Mokhtar I. Yousef, Al-Sayeda A. Newairy Bisphenol A is one of the anthropogenic chemicals produced worldwide, currently released into the environment and causes endocrine-disruption. The largest environmental compartments of BPA are abiotic associated with water and suspended solids that becomes an integrated part of the food chain. The present study aimed to examine the possible protective role of Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE), melatonin and their combin...
Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - May 16, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: research

Preharvest salicylic acid and delay ripening of ‘superior seedless’ grapes
Publication date: Available online 11 May 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Author(s): A.A. Lo'ay The experiment was conducted to study the effect of salicylic acid (SA) treatment (0, 1, 2, 4mM SA) on Vitis vinifera L. ‘Superior seedless’ which conducted during two seasons 2014 and 2015. The study aims to delay cluster repining during shelf-life at room temperature for four days. The results showed that SA treatments were significantly effective in reducing weight loss. Berry shatter, rachis browning index, while it preserved another quality parameter high such as berry firmness, separation ...
Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - May 12, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: research

Effect of phyto-synthesized silver nanoparticles on developmental stages of malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi and dengue vector, Aedes aegypti
Publication date: Available online 11 May 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Author(s): Madanagopal Nalini, Mahalingam Lena, Palanisamy Sumathi, Chandran Sundaravadivelan Rapidly synthesized phyto-mediated silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) using Artemisia nilagirica aqueous leaf filtrate has been confirmed through UV–visible spectrophotometer. The synthesized Ag NPs were further characterized using Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR), X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) to determine the present of functional groups and average particle size (6.723nm with cubic nature), respectively. Spherical shape ...
Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - May 11, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: research

The essential oil of rosemary and its effect on the human image and numerical short-term memory
Publication date: Available online 8 May 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Author(s): O.V. Filiptsova, L.V. Gazzavi-Rogozina, I.A. Timoshyna, O.I. Naboka, V. Dyomina Ye, A.V. Ochkur The research results of the effect of essential oil of rosemary on the human short-term image and numerical memory have been described. The study involved 53 secondary school students (24 boys and 29 girls) aged 13–15years, residents of the Ukrainian metropolis. Participants were divided into the control group and “Rosemary” group, in which the rosemary essential oil was sprayed. The statistically signific...
Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - May 9, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: research

Evaluation of antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of different extracts of folk medicinal plant Hapllophyllum tuberculatum
Publication date: Available online 4 May 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Author(s): Raqiya Mohsin Said Al-Muniri, Mohammad Amzad Hossain Hapllophyllum tuberculatum (H. tuberculatum) is a folk medicine used traditionally in Oman for the treatment of arthritis, nausea, fever, gastric pains, intestinal worms and malaria. The design of this study is to prepare different polarity extracts of H. tuberculatum and to evaluate antioxidant and cytotoxic activities by using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and brine shrimp lethality (BSL) methods. The coarse leave samples were extracted with methano...
Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - May 5, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: research

The effects of moisture content at tillage on soil strength in maize production
Publication date: Available online 18 April 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Author(s): Kabiru Alani Shittu, Durodoluwa Joseph Oyedele, Kayode Moses Babatunde (Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - April 18, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: research

An efficient similarity measure for content based image retrieval using memetic algorithm
Publication date: Available online 17 March 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Author(s): Mutasem K. Alsmadi Content based image retrieval (CBIR) systems work by retrieving images which are related to the query image (QI) from huge databases. The available CBIR systems extract limited feature sets which confine the retrieval efficacy. In this work, extensive robust and important features were extracted from the images database and then stored in the feature repository. This feature set is composed of color signature with the shape and color texture features. Where, features are extracted from the...
Source: Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - April 1, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: research