A tetrazolium-based colorimetric selective assay (MTT-based CSA) was developed to assess the selectivity of antimalarial drugs. This in vitro assay, unlike all others, measures the ability of drugs to indirectly protect red blood cells (RBCs) from Plasmodium-falciparum-induced destruction. Optimum incubation time and number of cells needed were 5 days and 23 × 10(6) RBCs per well, respectively....

In the framework of the project "collection and Identification of fungi in Iran" mycobiota of Kiasar National Park located in Mazandaran province (Northern Iran) was studied. During the first phase of this research, micromycetes of trees and shrubs from Kiasar National Park were collected and identified. In the current paper, 25 species of micromycetes of this region are reported. Among identif...

Tanaman Kayu Kambing Garuga floribunda,Decne merupakan tanaman yang banyak terdapat di wilayah Sulawesi Utara belum diteliti. Penelusuran metabolit sekunder daun kayu kambing menggunakan metode maserasi dengan etanol 70% . Kemudian dipartisi n-heksan. Ekstrak diperoleh pada fase dan n-heksan kemudian diuji antibakterinya bakteri Eschericia coli Staphylococcus aureus. Metabolit hasil positif sen...

Aims: An important aspect of the valorization plants interest is search for phytoactives. This work aims to show effect extractive processes (maceration, decoction, Soxhlet extraction) both on phytoconstituents a plant species and their intrinsic properties.
 Methodology: Alchornea cordifolia, botanical growing in Côte d'Ivoire, was chosen this purpose. Phytophenols, flavonoids condensed t...