Commiphora molmol oleoresin (Family Burseraceae) is traditionally used for treatment of many ailments such as ulcers, abscesses and wounds. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of C. molmol extracts in vitro (essential oils and ethanol extract). The antimicrobial activities of extracts were evaluated by disc diffusion and micro-broth dilution assays...

The effect of different rosemary formats (powdered: RP; extract: REX; essential oil: REO; oleoresin: ROL) on vacuum-packed lamb meat raw burgers shelf-life was studied. pH, colour coordinates (L*, a*, b*), microbial count (Total viable count, Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas spp., Lactic acid bacteria), and lipid oxidation were analysed during 14 d. A control group, without spice used. pH decrea...

lycopene is a natural and dominant pigment in tomato with coloring and antioxidant properties, which nowadays the demands for its extraction enhancement from tomato and tomato products are increasing. in this study, the effect of pectinase enzyme pre-treatment at 2- 10 ml/kg and also washing with 94% ethanol at 60°c for 5 seconds was studied. in these conditions, treating with 10 ml/kg enzyme c...

The effect of Annona squamosa, Lawsonia inermis and their combination with other herbal molluscicides were studied on different enzyme activity in the nervous tissue of Lymnaea acuminata. Twenty-Four hour in vivo exposure to 40% and 80% of 24 h LC50 of plant derived molluscicides and their combination with other molluscicides such as Cedrus deodara, Azadirachta indica oil, Allium sativum, Polia...

Since the early work of Kihlman and Levan (1949) which demonstrated that caffeine induces chromosomal alterations in plants, other reports are available to show that food additives, edible fats, insecticides etc. could be mutagenic (Sax and Sax 1968, Hollaender 1971, Kihlman et al. 1974). The present work was under taken to study the mutagenic effects, if any of ginger and turmeric which have b...

Ethanolic extracts of Ailanthus exceisa (AE). Toddalia asiatica (TA) and Araucaria bidwilli (AB) were screened by the anti-pyretic activity in yeast induced hyperthermic test model in the laboratory. Dose of AE (100), TA (60) and AB (30) mg., equivalent of the plant material per kg. Body weight of the extracts were administered orally to the female albino rats. Acute toxicity and preliminary ph...