First investigation on the chemical composition, antioxidant, antimicrobial and molecular

A 2026 study by Wahid Herchi reports the chemical composition and bioactivity of essential oils from Peganum harmala L. seeds. The dataset includes analysis of 65 compounds from unripe, semi-ripe, and ripe seeds, with quantified antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. Data is available as a 1.8 MB research article under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Comparing chemical profiles based on seed maturation stage
• Modeling bioactivity (antioxidant, antimicrobial) based on compound composition
• Identifying candidate bioactive compounds for molecular docking studies

Strengths

• Identifies 65 chemical compounds across three seed maturation stages
• Provides quantitative IC50 values for antioxidant activity (0.76 to 2.72 mg/mL)
• Reports specific antimicrobial efficacy against S. aureus and C. albicans strains

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect methodological bias inherent to the specific extraction and analysis protocols

Provenance

Source

Wahid Herchi via figshare

Collection Method

Essential oils extracted by hydrodistillation; chemical composition determined by GC-MS; bioactivity assessed via DPPH scavenging and antimicrobial assays.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 16:25:47; freshness should be verified