The College of Education for Pure Sciences Discusses a Master’s Thesis on “A Chemical Study of Pollen Grains and Some Physiological Aspects.”
The Department of Biology at the College of Education for Pure Sciences at the University of Karbala discussed a master’s thesis entitled “A Chemical Study of Pollen Grains and Some Physiological Aspects of Some Portulca Species from the Portulacaceae Family”
by student Mahasin Abdul Ali Judeh Abdul
under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Nibal Imtayar Trad and the second supervisor, Asst. Prof. Dr. Fatima Karim Khadir Al-Asadi.
The study aimed to utilize previously unstudied taxonomic evidence to confirm the taxonomic status of the two species under study: Portulca oleracea and Portulaca grandiflora.
The study concluded that the chemical composition of the studied species includes chemical compounds resulting from secondary plant metabolism, such as terpenes, aldehydes, and aromatic ring hydrocarbons. These compounds play an important role in biological activities that benefit researchers in their scientific research. The study also demonstrated inhibitory activity against some pathogenic microbes, including bacteria and fungi.
The study recommended the use of GC-MS-supporting techniques and further studies on the aqueous and alcoholic extracts of the two species under study against other pathogenic organisms. It also recommended expanding the use of scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy to identify new taxonomic evidence supporting the precise characteristics of the species in this family. It also recommended expanding physiological studies, particularly in terms of adverse environmental conditions, to increase the production of active compounds used in the pharmaceutical industry.
