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[en] Fore long time ago, human kind has relied on natural products of plants as a primary source for medicine. Herbs, flora, molt and even leeches were employed to bring up relief to the sick and infirmly. As a part of ongoing investigations for the effect of natural radionuclide radiations on biochemical constituents of plants, .two native species (Salvadora persica and Balanites aegyptiaca). grown on virgin radionuclide soils along with Wadi EI-Gemal area, Southeastern Desert, Egypt were collected. This study dealt with amounts of radionuclide taken by plants and their effects on their biochemical constituents, beneficiation uses on remedy of contaminated and even polluted soils and sick treatments as well as exploration of radioactive materials. These plant samples were subjected to certain analysis techniques for the amounts of uranium that were followed by determining carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. The results indicated that both plants uptake uranium but with different amounts. Uranium has a passive effect on the total soluble suger (T.S.S.) of Balanties aegyptiaca plant, while no clear trend appears on T.S.S. of Snlvndora persica root samples. No clear trend appeared for effect of uranium on both fatty acids and amino acids of the investigated plants. Meanwhile uranium has a passive effect on saponin in both plant species, alkaloid in S. persica root and flavonoids in B. aegyptiaca fruits, while showed a positive effect on alkaloids in B. aegyptiaca and no clear trend appeared for flavonoids in S. persica. As for diosgenin uranium has passive effect on its amount in B. aegyptiaca
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Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications; ISSN 1110-0451;
; CODEN AJNADV; v. 41(3); p. 51-69

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ALKALOIDS, AMINO ACIDS, BIOCHEMISTRY, CARBOHYDRATES, CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, CONTAMINATION, DESERTS, EGYPTIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENT, FLAVONOIDS, FRUITS, HERBS, HUMAN POPULATIONS, LIPIDS, MEDICINE, MONITORING, NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY, PLANTS, PROTEINS, RADIATIONS, RADIOISOTOPES, SAPONINS, SOILS, URANIUM ISOTOPES
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