Leaf and stem essential oils of Lonchocarpus cyanescens Benth., (Fabaceae) were obtained by hydro-distillation, using all-glass apparatus adapted to British Pharmacopeia specifications with yields of 0.03% and 0.17% respectively. The oils were investigated by GC and GC-MS analyses. Results show seven compounds were responsible for 90.4% of leaf; eleven compounds responsible for 97.6% of stem vo...

Fermentor growth of Bacteroides fragilis under controlled conditions in a complex medium containing 1% glucose and 10% fetal calf serum resulted in high yields of bacteria. After hot phenol-water extraction of the organisms, capsular polysaccharide was isolated from the aqueous phase and purified by Sephacryl S-300 chromatography in a buffer with 3% sodium deoxycholate. Lipopolysaccharide was i...

essential oils are considered as very complex natural mixtures containing numerous components at quite various concentrations. lythrum salicaria has not been previously subjected to examination of its volatile oil. the present study was carried out to evaluate the essential oil composition of the flowering aerial parts of the plant by using conventionally hydro-distillation (hd) and microwave a...

In this study fatty acid contents, because of the importance in human’s life, and their seasonal variations of a dominant bivalve of Haleh Creek were determined for the first time. Fatty acid identification was done by GC-MS (Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry) method. After collecting and dissecting the species from the shells, samples weighed and frozen for further experiments. All the samp...

The study evaluated the antioxidant capacity of hexane extract Canarium odontophyllum Miq. leaf; its fatty acids and terpenoids content; cytotoxic effects on UVB-induced human keratinocytes (HaCaT). FRAP assay was used to determine capacity. GC-MS analysis identify terpenoids’ in leaf. MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) carried out measure keratinocytes. Serial d...

Cancer is one of the major life threatening diseases worldwide. Many studies are in progress to inhibit the rate of distribution of the proteins involved in cancer. The Aloe Vera compounds were checked against the molecular targets of cancer by molecular docking studies. The compounds n-Hexadecanoic acid and tertadecanoic acid were found to interact more towards the target protein showing highe...

In the present study, a total of ten seaweed species collected from the Kollam coast (Indian ocean) were subjected to antifouling assays against the common fouling organisms such as Balanus amphitrite, Mytilus edulis and three biofilm forming bacteria, Vibrio sp., Colwellia sp. SW125 and Pseudoalteromonas sp. SW124. Of all the seaweeds tested, only one species, the red algae, Laurencia brandeni...

This study aims to determine nutritional as well as medicinal properties of Moringa oleifera (Drumstick) and Cicer arietinum (Chick pea) leaves. The possible health benefits of these underutilized leafy vegetables were explored by determining total phenolic content by Folin-Ciocalteau reagent, free radical-scavenging activity by 2, 2diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and phytochemicals extracted with ac...