Lung cancer is currently the commonest malignancy and the leading cause of cancer-related death in the world (Jemal et al., 2009). Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents about 80% of primary lung cancer cases and approximately two thirds of these patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage (Jemal et al., 2009). Although several effective chemotherapeutic agents are administrated, the pla...

Plumbagin is the most common and broad spectrum phytochemical of P. zeylanica. The leaves and root bark contains plumbagin. The root yield new pigments, viz, 3-chloroplumbagin, 3, 3biplumbagin, binaphthoquinone identify as 3', 6'-biplumbagin, and four other pigments identify as isozeylanone, zeylanone, elliptinone, and droserone. The isolation of plumbagin, droserone, isoshinanolone and a new n...

SEVERAL BATHYAL Amphipoda from the U.S.S. "Albatross" exped itions of 1888 onward (Holmes, 1908; Shoemaker, 1925) remained to be determined in the collections of the U.S. National Museum, and the results of the ir study are presented here. Increasing interest is being shown in faunas on bottoms of 200-2000 m. Although these depths comprise only 8.5% of the world 's sea-floor, they perhaps suppO...

An efficient protocol for in vitro clonal propagation of Smilax zeylanica was developed using nodal and shoot tip segments from field grown plants. Nodal explants performed better than when two distinct were tested proliferation. The best results proliferation achieved with MS medium supplemented BAP Kn alone or combination NAA IBA at various concentrations. On containing 4.0 ?M BAP, the greate...

Plumbago (family plumbaginaceae) is an evergreen shrub with colored flowers widely grown in a tropical climate, especially in Southeast Asia, South Asia and South African. There are many species of Plumbago e.g. Plumbago indica L., syn. Plumbago rosea with red flowers, Plumbago zeylanica with white flowers and Plumbago auriculata with blue flowers. Their major ingredients are napthoquinones suc...