Allantoin is a compound contained in comfrey leaves. This research aims to obtain optimal condition parameters of ionic liquid-ultrasound-assisted extraction (IL-UAE) leaves attract allantoin compounds. Comfrey are extracted with eight liquids by ultrasound-assisted (UAE) and screened for levels. The best liquid from the screening results optimized response surface methodology (RSM) Box-Behnken...

A recent finding from this laboratory indicated that the incubation in vitro of purified xanthine oxidase with trace amounts of l-ascorbic acid resulted in a marked inhibition of the enzymatic activity (1, 2). Since the physiological mode’of action of Z-ascorbic acid is still obscure, it seemed desirable to determine whether ascorbic acid would, in the intact animal, exert a similar effect on x...

The objective of this study was to investigate the therapeutic efficacies of crude yam (Dioscorea batatas) powder (PY), water extract of yam (EY), and allantoin (the active constituent of yam) in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats with respect to glucose, insulin, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), C-peptide, glycated hemoglobin (HbAlc), lipid metabolism, and oxidative stress. For this pu...

Bagrada hilaris is a polyphagous herbivore reported as an invasive pest in the United States. During the course of dissecting Burmeister hilaris unique crystals were observed in both the midgut and oviducts. Crystals were identified using X-ray diffraction techniques. Both acicular (i.e., needle-like, slender, and/or tapered) and cubic (i.e., cube shaped) crystals were observed in six of 75 ind...

Some studies on the effects of xanthine oxidase inhibitor allopurinol [4-hydroxypyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidine] on allantoin metabolism of soybean plants (Glycine max cv. Tamanishiki) are reported. Soybean seedlings, aseptically germinated for 96 hours on agar containing 1 millimolar allopurinol, contained only slight amounts of allantoin, allantoic acid, and urea as compared with controls. Analysis...

Abstract Comfrey Symphytum officinale L. (true comfrey) and S. × uplandicum Nyman (a hybrid between asperum Lepech L., Russian are used externally for the treatment of pain, inflammation swelling muscles joints in degenerative arthritis, acute myalgia, sprains, contusions strains after accidents. Besides plant secondary compounds associated with beneficial activities (e.g. rosmarinic acid allan...

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) live yeast culture on microbial protein supply to small intestine in Kivircik male yearlings when fed with different ratio of forage and concentrate diets. Four Kivircik male yearlings with permanent rumen canula were used in the experiment. The treatments were allocated to a 4x4 Latin square design. Diet I cons...

Streptomyces species are native inhabitants of soil, a natural environment where nutrients can be scarce and competition fierce. They have evolved ways to metabolize unusual nutrients, such as purines and its derivatives, which are highly abundant in soil. Catabolism of these uncommon carbon and nitrogen sources needs to be tightly regulated in response to nutrient availability and environmenta...

To investigate the effects of whole-body microwave exposure on plasma corticosterone, glucose, uric acid and allantoin levels, rats weighing 245-300 g (light group) and 440-510 g (heavy group) were exposed to microwaves with a frequency of 2,450 MHz at the power density of 10 mW/cm2 under an ambient temperature of 21 to 23 degrees C for one hour. Rectal temperatures were increased by 3.4 degree...