Evaluation of Antibacterial and Antioxidant Properties of Urtica urens Extract Tested by Experimental Animals

Taha Barkaoui, Raoudha Kacem, Fatma Guesmi, Ahlem Blell, Ahmed Landoulsi

International Journal of Pharmacology · 2017 · 10 citations · 12 references

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Background and Objective: Many plant extract have been reported to have an antimicrobial and antioxidative activities, for instance, Salmonella typhimurium, recognized as the main causes of food contaminations and may induce various human infections. In addition, hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) induced reactive oxygen species and the absence of their scavenge systems in cells leads to oxidative stress.

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