This work covers two intriguing aspects of ants: extraction of their DNA, and the exploration of the natural antimicrobial properties of their extracts. We first collected the ants from the forest of Khadra Mostaganem. To ...

The beneficial effects of fermented milks on human health are increasingly demonstrated. Physicochemical and microbiological analyzes were carried out on two fermented milk productions: "firm yoghurt and stirred yoghurt", ...

Raw milk constitutes an irreplaceable food and occupies an exceptional place in meeting the needs of a large part of the Algerian population. This is why it must be a product of impeccable sanitary and hygienic quality ...

The aim of thisworkwas to optimize the formulation of a drinking yoghurt enriched with wheat germ, of good physico-chemical, hygienic and organoleptic quality. Wheat germ is a cerealco-product of high nutritional and the ...

Fungi are responsible for the spoilage of various food products. They are also capable of producing several mycotoxins which represents a serious risk to human and animal health. The enumeration of fungal diversity is one ...

Salvia hispanica is an annual herbaceous plant in the Lamiaceae family, traditionally used to treat a variety of illnesses. It is endowed with bioactive components with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. The ...

Celiac disease is an auto-immune disease induced by the ingestion of gluten contained in wheat, rye, barley and oat proteins, responsible for villous atrophy and malabsorption syndrome in individuals genetically predisposed. ...

Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is not defined as a disease and therefore there is no universal definition for it, but it is characterized by abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, low HDL-cholesterol blood level, high triglycerides ...

time in Algerian cuisine. The aqueous extracts of spices prepared by decoction with a concentration of 0.012 g/ml, contain different classes of secondary metabolites returned from various biological activities. The ...

The aim of this study was to follow the evolution of certain biological parameters in type 2 diabetic women according to the physiological stages of menopause. In the first phase, 163 patients aged over 45 were recruited. ...