Publications (1272)
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Polyphenols Content, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Ampelocissus grantii (Baker) Planch. (Vitaceae): A Medicinal Plant from Burkina Faso
ZONGO Cheikna, SAVADOGO Aly , OUATTARA Lassina, BASSOLE Imael Henri Nestor, OUATTARA Cheik Amadou Tidiane, OUATTARA A.boubacar Sidiki, BARRO Nicolas, KOUDOU Jean and TRAORE S. AlfredThe main goal of this study was to determine the phenol content, the antimicrobial and the antioxidant activities of acetone and water extracts from the rhizomes of Ampelocissus grantii (Baker) Planch (Vitaceae). The polyphenol content of extracts was determined colorimetrically using...
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Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oil and methanol extract of Jasminum sambac from Djibouti
Fatouma Abdoul-Latif , Prosper Edou , François Eba , Nabil Mohamed , Adwa Ali , Samatar Djama , Louis-Clément Obame , Ismael Bassolé 5 and Mamoudou DickoThe essential oil was subjected to screening for their possible antioxidant activity by two
complementary test systems, namely DPPH free radical scavenging and -carotene-linoleic acid
assays. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) was used as positive control in...
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Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oil and methanol extract of Jasminum sambac from Djibouti
127. ABDOUL-LATIF Fatouma, P Edou, F Eba, N Mohamed, A Ali, S Djama, LC Obame, INHl Bassolé, Mamoudou H. DICKOThe essential oil of jasminum sambac from Djibouti was subjected to screening for their possible antioxidant activity by two complementary test systems, namely DPPH free radical scavenging and beta-carotene-linoleic acid assays. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) was used as positive control in both...
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Composition and Antimicrobial Activities of Lippia multiflora Moldenke, Mentha x piperita L. and Ocimum basilicum L. Essential Oils and Their Major Monoterpene Alcohols Alone and in Combination
126. BASSOLÉ IHN, Lamien-Meda A, Bayala B, Tirogo S, Chlodwig Franz, Johannes Novak, Roger Charles Nebié and Mamoudou H. DICKO (Essential oils from leaves of Lippia multiflora, Mentha x piperita and Ocimum basilicum from Burkina Faso were analysed by GC–FID and GC–MS. Major components were p-cymene, thymol, β-caryophyllene, carvacrol and carvone for L. multiflora, menthol and iso-menthone for M. x piperita and,...
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Identification of Catechin as One of the Flavonoids from Combretum albiflorum Bark Extract That Reduces the Production of Quorum-Sensing-Controlled Virulence Factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
Quorum-sensing (QS) regulates the production of key virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other
important pathogenic bacteria. In this report, extracts of leaves and bark of Combretum albiflorum (Tul.)
Jongkind (Combretaceae) were found to quench the production of QS-dependent...
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Identification of catechin as one of the flavonoids from Combretum albiflorum bark extract that reduces the production of quorum-sensing-controlled virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
M. KIENDREBEOGOQuorum-sensing (QS) regulates the production of key virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other important pathogenic bacteria. In this report, extracts of leaves and bark of Combretum albiflorum (Tul.) Jongkind (Combretaceae) were found to quench the production of QS-dependent factors...
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Identification of Catechin as One of the Flavonoids from Combretum albiflorum Bark Extract That Reduces the Production of Quorum-Sensing-Controlled Virulence Factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
Quorum-sensing (QS) regulates the production of key virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other
important pathogenic bacteria. In this report, extracts of leaves and bark of Combretum albiflorum (Tul.)
Jongkind (Combretaceae) were found to quench the production of QS-dependent...
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The impact of pond depth and environmental conditions on sunlight inactivation of Escherichia coli and enterococci in wastewater in a warm climate
MAIGA Ynoussa, WETHE Joseph , DENYIGBA Kokou , OUATTARA Aboubakar SidikiMicrocosm experiments were carried out under dark and real sunlight conditions in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) to investigate the survival of faecal indicators (Escherichia coli and enterococci) in secondary wastewater. Light damage was estimated by loss of bacterial culturability. The results...
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Study of floristic diversity and structural dynamics of some species providers of non woody products in the vegetable formations of the Centre East Region of Burkina Faso.
Ky K.J.M., Gnoula C., Zerbo P., Simporé J., Nikiéma J-B. et Millogo-Rasolodimby J.Cet article de 08 pages, 03 tableaux, 06 figures et 36 références, avait pour but de contribuer à une meilleure connaissance de certaines espèces fournissant des Produits Forestiers Non Ligneux (PFNL) dans le Centre-Est du Burkina Faso. Cette étude vise à déterminer l'état des ressources...
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In vitro Antibacterial Properties of Total Alkaloids Extract from Mitragyna Inermis (Willd.) O. Kuntze, a West African Traditional Medicinal Plant
Cheikna Zongo, Etienne-Francois O. Akomo, A. Savadogo, Louis Clement Obame, Jean Koudou and Alfred S. TraoreThe antimicrobial activity of the total alkaloids from the leaves of Mitragyna inermis (Willd.) O. Kuntze (Rubiaceae) From Burkina Faso was evaluated using disc diffusion essay and broth microdilution assay. The extract was used against ten (10) reference bacterial strains and three (3) clinical...
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Biodepollution of wastewater containing phenolic compounds from leather industry by plant peroxidases
Mamounata Diao • Nafisse´tou Oue´draogo • Lamine Baba-Moussa • Paul W. Savadogo • Amani G. N’Guessan • Imael H. N. Bassole´ • Mamoudou H. DickoThis study deals with the use of peroxidases (POXs) from Allium sativum, Ipomoea batatas, Raphanus sativus and Sorghum bicolor to catalyze the degradation of free phenolic compounds as well as phenolic compounds contained in wastewater from leather industry. Secretory plant POXs were able...
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Medicinal plants used in traditional medicine in Centre East Region of Burkina Faso.
Ky K.J.M., Zerbo P., Gnoula C., Simporé J., Nikiéma J-B. et Millogo-Rasolodimby J.Cette publication de 12 pages, 04 tableaux, 04 figures et 35 références, a porté sur l'inventaire et l'utilisation des plantes en médecine traditionnelle pour le traitement des maladies dans la Région du Centre-Est. La méthode était basée sur des enquêtes ethnobotaniques avec entretien...
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In Vitro Antiplasmodial and Antibacterial Activities of Canthium multiflorum Schum & Thonn (Rubiacea) Extracts
Akomo EF, Zongo C, Karou SD, Obame LC, Savadogo A, Atteke C, Traore ASBecause of the resistance of pathogens to actually available drugs, there is a continuous need for new agents to cure several diseases such as malaria and microbial infections. In the establishment of new drugs, plant are often a source of new leads, indeed aqueous, acetone and methanol extracts...
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Living at the edge: biogeographic patterns of habitat segregation conform to speciation by niche expansion in Anopheles gambiae
Carlo Costantini , Diego Ayala , Wamdaogo M Guelbeogo , Marco Pombi , Corentin Y Some , Imael HN Bassole , Kenji Ose , Jean- Marie Fotsing , N'Falé Sagnon , Didier Fontenille , Nora J Besansky and Frédéric SimardBackground: Ongoing lineage splitting within the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae is
compatible with ecological speciation, the evolution of reproductive isolation by divergent natural selection acting on two populations exploiting alternative resources. Divergence between ...
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Sunlight inactivation of Escherichia coli in waste stabilization microcosms in a sahelian region (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
MAIGA Ynoussa , DENYIGBA Kokou, WETHE Joseph, OUATTARA Aboubakar SidikiExperiments on sunlight inactivation of Escherichia coli were conducted from November 2006 to June
2007 in eight outdoors microcosms with different depths filled with maturation pond wastewater in
order to determine pond depth influence on sunlight inactivation of E. coli. The long-term aim...