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Abstract
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) can infect millions of people worldwide
causing mild to life-threating infections. The current study
demonstrates the first comparative anti-HSV type 1 activity and
phytochemical investigation of Artemisia herba-alba and Thymus
capitatus collected from Egypt and Libya. Liquid chromatography/
mass spectrometry (LC/MS) analysis allowed the identification
of 56 and 38 compounds in the Egyptian and Libyan Artemisia
herba-alba ethanolic extracts, respectively, in addition to 46 and
50 compounds in the Egyptian and Libyan Thymus capitatus ethanolic
extracts, respectively. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
(GC/MS) analysis of their corresponding essential oils
revealed the presence of 15, 17, 17 and 8 compounds in Egyptian
and Libyan Artemisia herba-alba and Thymus capitatus, respectively.
The major chemical classes of the identified compounds
were phenolic acids, flavonoids and oxygenated monoterpenes.
Evaluation of the anti-HSV1 activities of the studied extracts
showed that the Egyptian Thymus capitatus ethanolic extracts