Phytochemicals are secondary metabolites produced by all plants in which some has medicinal uses. The phytochemical analysis of leaf extracts in aqueous, methanol, acetone, petroleum ether and chloroform extracts of indigenous medicinally important plants of Holoptelea integrifolia and Celestrus emarginata were investigated. The phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of alkaloids, saponin...

In the isopod Idotea emarginata, the neuropeptide proctolin is contained in a single pair of motoneurones located in pereion ganglion 4. The two neurones supply dorsal extensor muscle fibres of all segments. Proctolin (1 micromoll(-1)) potentiates the amplitude of contractures of single extensor muscle fibres elicited by 10 mmoll(-1) caffeine. In western blots of myofibrillar proteins isolated ...

The grassy landscape of north-eastern Uttar Pradesh showed quite high species richness and a total of 287 plant species belonging to 183 genera under 53 families were encountered within the sampled communities. We categorized each of 31 locations under 12 disturbance types under two light regimes. Their effects were observed in relation to different diversity attributes of grassland communities...