Medicinal Plant Bioactives — Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry & Molecular Docking
Exploratory research combining ethnobotanical fieldwork in southern Tunisia, phytochemical analysis of medicinal plant extracts and molecular docking.
View detailsDr Rami Rahmani
PhD in Biology
Scientist
Dr. Rami Rahmani is a PhD in Biology at BECOME Laboratory
• He received his Master 2 in Environmental Ecology in 2014. During his Ph.D., he was awarded a scholarship from the Chemical Engineering Laboratory in Toulouse, where he gained expertise in chromatographic techniques (HPLC-DAD, LC-MS, and GC-MS), as well as practical experience in cell culture. He successfully completed his Ph.D. in Biology from the Faculty of Sciences of Gabes in 2020.
• With over four years of experience, he worked as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Sciences of Gabes. In this role, he supervised students’ research projects and assisted in the publication of research findings. Additionally, he was responsible for designing laboratory practical exercises and instructing students in the proper use of microscopes for viewing plant histology slides. He also provided comprehensive lessons on anatomical terms and plant organ functions.
• Dr Rahmani gained valuable practical experience through differents internships at the Laboratory of Chemical Engineering (LGC) at Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse, France, as well as at the Laboratory of Pastoral Ecosystems and Valorization of Spontaneous Plants and Associated Microorganisms at the Arid Regions Institute (IRA) in Medenine, Tunisia.
• His research Gate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rami-Rahmani
Ethnobotany and medicinal plant research
Dr Rami Rahmani combines ethnobotanical investigation with phytochemical analysis and computational approaches to plant-derived bioactive compounds. His progress report describes fieldwork in Douz, southwestern Tunisia, focusing on plants used in traditional practices and selecting Moringa and Herniaria hirsuta for further investigation.
Phytochemical analysis and molecular docking
His reported work includes preparing plant extracts for LC-MS analysis of secondary metabolites, particularly phenolic compounds. Two organic extracts from Herniaria hirsuta leaves were submitted to the central laboratory of the Arid Regions Institute (IRA), according to the report.
His molecular docking workflow combines PyRx, BIOVIA Discovery Studio and Open Babel, using compound and protein structures from PubChem and RCSB PDB. Preliminary visualisations examine caffeic acid and 5-hydroxy-3-methoxyflavone as part of computational screening. These simulations identify hypotheses for experimental study; they do not establish therapeutic efficacy.
Manuscripts in development
The report describes manuscript work with Mr Debouba. At the time of the report, A. henoniana as a new natural source of high bioactive compounds was in submission, while Evaluation of the bioactive potential of E. flocktoniae collected from southern Tunisia was in the final drafting stage. These are reported manuscript stages, not confirmed publication or acceptance records.
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