Antibacterial activity in vitro of thymus capitatus from Jordan

This study was carried out to evaluate the antibacterial activity of aqueous and organic extracts of Thymus capitatus L. [Lamiaceae] leaves and stems. Dried ground powder leaves and stems were extracted with water [aqueous extracts], ethanol, dichloromethane and hexane [Soxhlet extracts]. The antibacterial activity of these extracts was evaluated against bacteria using disc diffusion method. The result obtained showed that the leaves had stronger antibacterial activity than the stems extracts. The ethanolic extract had the highest yield products and the high antibacterial activity than all other solvents. The results suggest that essential oil as non-polar organic compounds could be the main active compounds in this plant. Therefore the antibacterial activity of leaves ethanol extracts [LEE] was compared with essential oils leaves extracts [LEO] of T. capitatus. The LEO showed greater antibacterial activity than LEE. The LEO showed a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity and the Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the most sensitive bacteria

Aminoacidopathies among Iraqi children suspected with inborn errors of metabolism

Biochemical tests confirmed the diagnosis of aminoacidopathy in 48% of total Iraqi children [768] who were clinically suspected with inborn errors of metabolism. Cystinuria, galactosemia and phenylketonuria were the major groups of aminoacidopathy distributed in these children, followed by Hartnup disease, Fanconi syndrome, maple syrup urine disease, occulocerebrorenal disease, homocystinuria. tyrosinosis, mucopolysacharoidosis and histidinaemia, respectively

blood level of glycosylated hemoglobin in the normal, diabetic and thyrotoxic adult patients from Iraq

The level of glycosylated haemoglobin [HbAlc] was investigated in groups of Iraqi normal persons, diabetic and thyrotoxic patients. In the normal group the mean value of HbAlc was 4.08+ 063% with a range of 2.27-5.59%. In the diabetic group It was significantly higher giving a mean value of 8.83 +/- 2.78% and a range of 4.47-15.57%.While the thyrotoxic group showed a mean value of glycosylated haemoglobin equal to 4.27+ /- 0.66% which approximates that of the normal group. Measurements of fasting blood sugar yielded a mean value for thyrotoxic patients equal to 93. 11 +/- 19.7 mg/dl. This value was significantly higher than the mean value 74.75. +/- 12.6 mg/dl recorded for the normal group, but less than the mean value 142. 77 +/- 54.7 mg/dl shown by the diabetic group. A positive significant correlation was observed in the diabetic group between the values of HbAlc and fasting blood sugar, and also between HbAlc and the duration of diabetes. No similar correlation could be traced between these parameters either in the normal or thyrotoxic groups. Meanwhile, the correlation between the fragility of erthyrocytes and HbAlc level in diabetic patients was poor