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Abstract            Volume:6  Issue-2  Year-2018         Original Research Articles


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Influence of Datura stramonium Leaf Extract on Antioxidants and Activities of Metabolic Enzymes of Trigonella foenum-graecum and Lepidium sativum
Hamed M. El-Shora*, Ahmed M. Abd El-Gawad, Ahmed M. El-Shobaky and Hala S. Taha
Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Egypt
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

The present investigation aimed to assess the allelopathic effects of aqueous leaf extracts of Datura stramonium L. (family: Solanaceae) on seed germination, hydroxyl radical (OH), activities of some metabolic enzymes and antioxidants levels of both Trigonella foenum-graecum L. (fenugreek, family: Fabaceae)and Lepidium sativum L. (cress, family: Brassicaceae).The results revealed that Daturaaqueous leaf extract inhibited seed germination and retarded the activities ofthe following enzymes: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD, EC.1.1.1.49), 6 - phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD, EC.1.1.1.44) and adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase, EC.3.6.1.3). However, Datura aqueous leaf extract enhanced NADH-oxidase (EC.1.6.3.1) activity in a concentration-dependent manner. Also, Datura leaf extract enhanced production of OH radical and antioxidants including proline, α-tocopherol and reduced glutathione (GSH) but decreased oxidized glutathione (GSSG) content.

Keywords: Datura stramonium,Trigonella foenum-graecum,Lepidium sativum,Allelopathy,Hydroxyl radical,Metabolic enzymes,Antioxidants
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Hamed M. El-Shora, Ahmed M. Abd El-Gawad, Ahmed M. El-Shobaky and Hala S. Taha. 2018. Influence of Datura stramonium Leaf Extract on Antioxidants and Activities of Metabolic Enzymes of Trigonella foenum-graecum and Lepidium sativum.Int.J.Curr.Res.Aca.Rev. 6(2): 1-11
doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcrar.2018.602.001
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