fatma Zohra chakou

Dr. fatma Zohra chakou


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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3 December 2021 in Plants
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FCfatma Zohra chakou
fatma Zohra chakou
UOUniversite Aoumeur ouargla
Universite Aoumeur ouargla
MHMohamed Didi Ould El Hadj
Mohamed Didi Ould El Hadj
HBHakim Belkhalfa
Hakim Belkhalfa
BKBachari Khaldoun
Bachari Khaldoun
Philippe MichaudPhilippe Michaud
Philippe Michaud
The anti-inflammatory and antihyperglycemic effects of polysaccharides extracted from Alhagi maurorum Medik. seeds, spontaneous shrub collected in Southern of Algerian Sahara were investigated. Their water extraction followed by alcoholic precipitation was conducted to obtain two water-soluble polysaccharides extracts (WSPAM1 and WSPAM2). They were characterized using Fourier transform infrared, 1H/13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and Size Exclusion Chromatography coupled with Multi-Angle Light Scattering. The capacity of those fractions to inhibit α-amylase activity and thermally induced Bovine Serum Albumin denaturation were also investigated. WSPAM1 and WSPAM2 were galactomannans with a mannose/galactose ratio of 2.2 and 2.4, respectively. The SEC-MALLS analysis revealed that WSPAM1 had a molecular weight of 1.4 × 106 Da. The investigations highlighted antinflammatory and antihyperglycemic effects in a dose-dependant manner of WSPAM1 and WSPAM2.