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Ajwa date extract (Phoenix dactylifera L.)

Phytochemical analysis, antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus-I and coxsackie B4 virus, and in silico study

Ahmad K. Aljohani, Nader A. Maghrabi, Osama M. Alrehili, Abdulaziz S. Alharbi, Rawad S. Alsihli, Abdulrahman M. Alharthe, Rayan S. Albladi, Khalid A. Alosaimi, Bader M. Albadrani, Samar F. Miski, Hossein M. Elbadawy, Bandar D. Alrehaili, Fahd A. Abdelkarem and Modather F. Hussein
Saudi Medical Journal January 2025, 46 (1) 26-35; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.1.20240780
Ahmad K. Aljohani
From the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Aljohani), College of Pharmacy; from the College of Pharmacy (Maghrabi, Alrehili, Alharbi, Alsihli, Alharthe, Albladi, Alosaimi, Albadrani); from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Miski, Elbadawy, Alrehaili), College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Medinah Al-Munawarah, from the Departmet of Chemistry (Hussein), Collage of Science, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science (Abdelkarem), Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan; from the Department of Pharmacognosy (Abdelkarem), Faculty of Pharmacy; and from the Department of Chemistry (Hussein), Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Nader A. Maghrabi
From the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Aljohani), College of Pharmacy; from the College of Pharmacy (Maghrabi, Alrehili, Alharbi, Alsihli, Alharthe, Albladi, Alosaimi, Albadrani); from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Miski, Elbadawy, Alrehaili), College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Medinah Al-Munawarah, from the Departmet of Chemistry (Hussein), Collage of Science, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science (Abdelkarem), Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan; from the Department of Pharmacognosy (Abdelkarem), Faculty of Pharmacy; and from the Department of Chemistry (Hussein), Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Osama M. Alrehili
From the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Aljohani), College of Pharmacy; from the College of Pharmacy (Maghrabi, Alrehili, Alharbi, Alsihli, Alharthe, Albladi, Alosaimi, Albadrani); from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Miski, Elbadawy, Alrehaili), College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Medinah Al-Munawarah, from the Departmet of Chemistry (Hussein), Collage of Science, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science (Abdelkarem), Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan; from the Department of Pharmacognosy (Abdelkarem), Faculty of Pharmacy; and from the Department of Chemistry (Hussein), Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Abdulaziz S. Alharbi
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Rawad S. Alsihli
From the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Aljohani), College of Pharmacy; from the College of Pharmacy (Maghrabi, Alrehili, Alharbi, Alsihli, Alharthe, Albladi, Alosaimi, Albadrani); from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Miski, Elbadawy, Alrehaili), College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Medinah Al-Munawarah, from the Departmet of Chemistry (Hussein), Collage of Science, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science (Abdelkarem), Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan; from the Department of Pharmacognosy (Abdelkarem), Faculty of Pharmacy; and from the Department of Chemistry (Hussein), Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Abdulrahman M. Alharthe
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Rayan S. Albladi
From the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Aljohani), College of Pharmacy; from the College of Pharmacy (Maghrabi, Alrehili, Alharbi, Alsihli, Alharthe, Albladi, Alosaimi, Albadrani); from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Miski, Elbadawy, Alrehaili), College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Medinah Al-Munawarah, from the Departmet of Chemistry (Hussein), Collage of Science, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science (Abdelkarem), Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan; from the Department of Pharmacognosy (Abdelkarem), Faculty of Pharmacy; and from the Department of Chemistry (Hussein), Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Khalid A. Alosaimi
From the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Aljohani), College of Pharmacy; from the College of Pharmacy (Maghrabi, Alrehili, Alharbi, Alsihli, Alharthe, Albladi, Alosaimi, Albadrani); from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Miski, Elbadawy, Alrehaili), College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Medinah Al-Munawarah, from the Departmet of Chemistry (Hussein), Collage of Science, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science (Abdelkarem), Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan; from the Department of Pharmacognosy (Abdelkarem), Faculty of Pharmacy; and from the Department of Chemistry (Hussein), Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Bader M. Albadrani
From the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Aljohani), College of Pharmacy; from the College of Pharmacy (Maghrabi, Alrehili, Alharbi, Alsihli, Alharthe, Albladi, Alosaimi, Albadrani); from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Miski, Elbadawy, Alrehaili), College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Medinah Al-Munawarah, from the Departmet of Chemistry (Hussein), Collage of Science, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science (Abdelkarem), Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan; from the Department of Pharmacognosy (Abdelkarem), Faculty of Pharmacy; and from the Department of Chemistry (Hussein), Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Samar F. Miski
From the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Aljohani), College of Pharmacy; from the College of Pharmacy (Maghrabi, Alrehili, Alharbi, Alsihli, Alharthe, Albladi, Alosaimi, Albadrani); from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Miski, Elbadawy, Alrehaili), College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Medinah Al-Munawarah, from the Departmet of Chemistry (Hussein), Collage of Science, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science (Abdelkarem), Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan; from the Department of Pharmacognosy (Abdelkarem), Faculty of Pharmacy; and from the Department of Chemistry (Hussein), Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Hossein M. Elbadawy
From the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Aljohani), College of Pharmacy; from the College of Pharmacy (Maghrabi, Alrehili, Alharbi, Alsihli, Alharthe, Albladi, Alosaimi, Albadrani); from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Miski, Elbadawy, Alrehaili), College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Medinah Al-Munawarah, from the Departmet of Chemistry (Hussein), Collage of Science, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science (Abdelkarem), Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan; from the Department of Pharmacognosy (Abdelkarem), Faculty of Pharmacy; and from the Department of Chemistry (Hussein), Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Bandar D. Alrehaili
From the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Aljohani), College of Pharmacy; from the College of Pharmacy (Maghrabi, Alrehili, Alharbi, Alsihli, Alharthe, Albladi, Alosaimi, Albadrani); from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Miski, Elbadawy, Alrehaili), College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Medinah Al-Munawarah, from the Departmet of Chemistry (Hussein), Collage of Science, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science (Abdelkarem), Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan; from the Department of Pharmacognosy (Abdelkarem), Faculty of Pharmacy; and from the Department of Chemistry (Hussein), Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Fahd A. Abdelkarem
From the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Aljohani), College of Pharmacy; from the College of Pharmacy (Maghrabi, Alrehili, Alharbi, Alsihli, Alharthe, Albladi, Alosaimi, Albadrani); from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Miski, Elbadawy, Alrehaili), College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Medinah Al-Munawarah, from the Departmet of Chemistry (Hussein), Collage of Science, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science (Abdelkarem), Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan; from the Department of Pharmacognosy (Abdelkarem), Faculty of Pharmacy; and from the Department of Chemistry (Hussein), Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Modather F. Hussein
From the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Aljohani), College of Pharmacy; from the College of Pharmacy (Maghrabi, Alrehili, Alharbi, Alsihli, Alharthe, Albladi, Alosaimi, Albadrani); from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Miski, Elbadawy, Alrehaili), College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Medinah Al-Munawarah, from the Departmet of Chemistry (Hussein), Collage of Science, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science (Abdelkarem), Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan; from the Department of Pharmacognosy (Abdelkarem), Faculty of Pharmacy; and from the Department of Chemistry (Hussein), Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Ajwa date extract (Phoenix dactylifera L.)
Ahmad K. Aljohani, Nader A. Maghrabi, Osama M. Alrehili, Abdulaziz S. Alharbi, Rawad S. Alsihli, Abdulrahman M. Alharthe, Rayan S. Albladi, Khalid A. Alosaimi, Bader M. Albadrani, Samar F. Miski, Hossein M. Elbadawy, Bandar D. Alrehaili, Fahd A. Abdelkarem, Modather F. Hussein
Saudi Medical Journal Jan 2025, 46 (1) 26-35; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2025.46.1.20240780

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Ajwa date extract (Phoenix dactylifera L.)
Ahmad K. Aljohani, Nader A. Maghrabi, Osama M. Alrehili, Abdulaziz S. Alharbi, Rawad S. Alsihli, Abdulrahman M. Alharthe, Rayan S. Albladi, Khalid A. Alosaimi, Bader M. Albadrani, Samar F. Miski, Hossein M. Elbadawy, Bandar D. Alrehaili, Fahd A. Abdelkarem, Modather F. Hussein
Saudi Medical Journal Jan 2025, 46 (1) 26-35; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2025.46.1.20240780
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