Plant latex has been found to occur in more than 40 families and among them, Apocynaceae is one. Two plants of this family i.e., Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold Plumeria alba L. had chosen for the current experimental work. The aqueous methanolic extracts were evaluated their phytochemical constituents cytotoxic activities. To determine effects extracts, MTT [3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5- d...

Plumeria rubra Linn of the family Apocynaceae is locally known in Malaysia as "Kemboja". It has been used by local traditional medicine practitioners for the treatment of arthritis-related disease. The LCMS/MS analysis of the methanol extract of flowers (PR-ME) showed that it contains 3-O-caffeyolquinic acid, 5-caffeoquinic acid, 1,3-dicaffeoquinic acid, chlorogenic acid, citric acid, 3,3-di-O-...

Most of the carbon accumulated into peatlands is derived from Sphagnum mosses. During peatland development, relative share vascular plants and mosses in plant community changes, which impacts ecosystem functions. Little known on successional development functional traits or diversity peatlands, although this could be a key for understanding mechanisms behind resistance to climate change. Here w...

In search of a new potent as an antioxidant from natural sources, plumieride-an iridoid isolated from the methanol extract of the bark of Plumeria bicolor (family Apocynaceae) was evaluated for its antioxidant potential against CCl₄-induced peroxidative damage in liver of rats. The antioxidant potential was evaluated by using hepatic tissue for SOD (superoxide dismutase), CAT (catalase), GSH (r...