title: Brine shrimp bioassay of ethanol extracts of Sesuvium verrucosum, Salsola baryosma and Zygophyllum quatarense medicinal plants from Bahrain.
abstract: Ethanol whole plant extracts of three halophytic plants from Bahrain Sesuvium verrucosum, Salsola baryosma, Zygophyllum quatarense have been tested for their cytotoxic activity by the brine shrimp method. Only S. verrucosum showed a marked significant activity (LC(50) = 102.7 microg/mL)
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Bahrain, Isa Town, P.O. Box 32038, Bahrain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taha
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alsayed
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001445:Bahrain; D001681:Biological Assay; D033364:Decapoda / Q000187:drug effects*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D010936:Plant Extracts; D000431:Ethanol