About the Authors

Hossam M. Abdallah

Affiliations Department of Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Ahmed M. Al-Abd

Affiliations Pharmacology Department, Medical Division, National Research Center, Giza, Egypt, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Gihan F. Asaad

Affiliations Pharmacology Department, Medical Division, National Research Center, Giza, Egypt, Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudia Arabia

Ashraf B. Abdel-Naim

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Ali M. El-halawany

ali.elhalawany@pharma.cu.edu.eg

Affiliations Department of Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Competing Interests

The co-author Ashraf B. Abdel-Naim is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. However, this does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HMA AMA ABA AME. Performed the experiments: HMA AMA GFA AME. Analyzed the data: AMA AME. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HMA AMA. Wrote the paper: HMA AMA GFA AME.