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ArticleChemistry & biodiversity2026

Gallic Acid-Rich Ephedra alata: Integrated Phytochemical Profiling, Aromatase Docking, and Optimized Extraction via Box-Behnken Design.

Nadjat Chekroun-Bechlaghem, Nabila Belyagoubi-Benhammou, Zineb Kaid, Amel Zitouni, Imad Abdelhamid El Haci, Abdelghani Bouchama, Ahmed Djafri

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Nadjat Chekroun-BechlaghemNatural Products Laboratory, Department of Sciences, Institute of Applied Sciences and Technologies, University Abou-Bekr Belkaid, Tlemcen, Algeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6638-3176
Nabila Belyagoubi-BenhammouNatural Products Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty Of Natural and Life Sciences, Earth and Universe, University Abou-Bekr Belkaid, Tlemcen, Algeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5624-4627
Zineb KaidFaculty of Exact and Computer Sciences, Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University, Mostaganem, Algeria.
Amel ZitouniNatural Products Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty Of Natural and Life Sciences, Earth and Universe, University Abou-Bekr Belkaid, Tlemcen, Algeria.
Imad Abdelhamid El HaciNatural Products Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty Of Natural and Life Sciences, Earth and Universe, University Abou-Bekr Belkaid, Tlemcen, Algeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5364-377X
Abdelghani BouchamaCentre De Recherche Scientifique Et Technique en Analyses Physico-Chimiques (CRAPC), BP 384 Bou-Ismail, Tipaza, Algeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4142-9327
Ahmed DjafriCentre De Recherche Scientifique Et Technique en Analyses Physico-Chimiques (CRAPC), BP 384 Bou-Ismail, Tipaza, Algeria.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the phenolic composition and antioxidant potential of E. alata using an integrated approach combining phytochemical profiling, molecular docking, and Box-Behnken optimization of extraction conditions. Stem extracts were prepared by maceration, sonication, and ultrasound-assisted extraction using dichloromethane, acetone, ethyl acetate, methanol, and methanol/water. Solvent polarity markedly affected extraction efficiency, with methanol and aqueous methanol yielding the highest extraction rates (up to 26.11 ± 0.01%), total phenolics (58.09 ± 1.07 mg GAE/g DW), flavonoids (9.81 ± 0.11 mg CE/g DW), condensed tannins (635.23 ± 3.05 mg CE/g DW), antioxidant capacity (500.46 ± 55.10 mg AAE/g DW), and the lowest DPPH IC

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AntioxidantsAromataseEphedraGallic AcidMolecular Docking SimulationPhytochemicalsBiphenyl CompoundsHumansPicratesPlant ExtractsAntioxidantsAromataseBiphenyl CompoundsGallic AcidPhytochemicalsPicratesPlant Extractsantioxidant activityEphedra alataextraction methodmolecular dockingphytochemical analysisresponse surface methodology

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PMID42644827
PMCPMC13510113

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