Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29987463›Full record

ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2018

New applied pharmacological approach/trend on utilization of agro-industrial wastes.

Tamer I M Ragab, Al Shimaa Gamal Shalaby, Sally A El Awdan, Ahmed Refaat, Wafaa A Helmy

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tamer I M RagabChemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt. tamerragab2006@gmail.com.
Al Shimaa Gamal ShalabyChemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
Sally A El AwdanDepartment of Pharmacology, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
Ahmed RefaatSpectroscopy Department, National Research Centre, 12311 Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt.
Wafaa A HelmyChemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
National Research Centre · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to transform the locally available lignocellulosic residual palm frond (PF) and rice straw (RS) wastes into multifunction added products like methylated cellulose and sulfated and phosphorylated hemicelluloses by simple processes. Hydrolysis with 2 N sulfuric acid was the most suitable reaction for microcrystalline cellulose production. The characteristics of the prepared products were studied to obtain the optimum reaction conditions. Palm frond hemicellulose (PFHC) recorded the highest antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans (22, 22, 26 mm), respectively, and phosphorylated palm frond hemicellulose (PPFHC) exhibited the highest potential antioxidant activity of approximately 60%, suggesting a possible correlation between the two bioactivities. Most of extracted celluloses and their derivatives had a variety of promising probiotic activities which are expected to reduce the side effects of the gastric mucosa and possibly play a role in curing the gastric ulcer. Accordingly, the determination of anti-inflammatory and gastroprotective activity results revealed that methylcellulose, sulfated and phosphorylated hemicelluloses showed anti-inflammatory and gastroprotective activities and the capability of all tested compounds to ameliorate the ethanol-induced gastric ulcer in rats' stomach. All results recommended PF and RS and their derivatives to be used as a medicinal food.

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AnimalsAnti-Infective AgentsCandida albicansCelluloseEscherichia coliGastrointestinal AgentsIndustrial WasteMalePlant ExtractsPolysaccharidesRatsRats, WistarStaphylococcus aureusStomach UlcerAnti-Infective AgentsCelluloseGastrointestinal AgentshemicelluloseIndustrial Wastemicrocrystalline cellulosePlant ExtractsPolysaccharidesGastric ulcer and carrageenanGastroprotectiveMethylcelluloseMicrocrystalline celluloseSulfated and phosphorylated hemicelluloses

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PMID29987463
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