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The goals of the present investigations are to investigate the phytoconstituents, antilipase, anti-\u03b1-amylase, and antimicrobial activity of<jats:italic>Orobanche aegyptiaca<\/jats:italic>Pers. (OA) from Palestine.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Identification of the phytoconstituents of OA plant petroleum ether, methylene chloride, chloroform, acetone, and methanol extracts were conducted using pharmacopeia\u2019s methods, while porcine pancreatic lipase and \u03b1\u2013amylase inhibitory activities were examined using p-nitrophenyl butyrate and 3,5-dinitro salicylic acid methods, respectively. Moreover, the antimicrobial activity was evaluated utilizing broth microdilution assay against eight bacterial and fungal strains.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The phytochemical screening results showed that the methanol extract of the OA plant is rich in phytochemical components, also this extract has powerful antilipase potential with an IC<jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>value of 19.49\u2009\u00b1\u20090.16\u2009\u03bcg\/ml comparing with the positive control (Orlistat) which has antilipase activity with IC<jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>value of 12.3\u2009\u00b1\u20090.35\u2009\u03bcg\/ml. Moreover, the methanol and chloroform extracts have powerful \u03b1-amylase inhibitory activity with IC<jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>values of 28.18\u2009\u00b1\u20090.22 and 28.18\u2009\u00b1\u20091.22\u2009\u03bcg\/ml, respectively comparing with Acarbose which has \u03b1-amylase inhibitory activity with IC<jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>dose of 26.3.18\u2009\u00b1\u20090.28\u2009\u03bcg\/ml. The antibacterial results showed that the methylene chloride extract exhibited the highest antibacterial activity among the other OA plant extracts with a MIC value of 0.78\u2009mg\/ml against<jats:italic>S. aureus,<\/jats:italic>while, the methylene chloride, petroleum ether, and chloroform extracts of the OA plant showed potential antifungal activity against<jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic>strains with MIC value of 0.78\u2009mg\/ml.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The OA methanol and chloroform extracts could be excellent candidates as antilipase and anti-\u03b1-amylase bioactive materials. 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