Penicillium janthinellum, isolado como um fungo endofítico dos frutos de Melia azedarach, foi cultivado por 20 dias em milho branco triturado e autoclavado, onde os policetídeos conhecidos citrinina, emodina, 1,6,8-triidróxi-3-hidroximetilantraquinona, e uma nova antraquinona modificada, denominada janthinona, foram produzidos e isolados por procedimentos cromatográficos clássicos e identificad...

Toosendanin as one kind of plant pesticide exists in the fruits, barks, and leaves of Melia azedarach L. (chinaberry tree). To obtain toosendanin, the sample was defatted with petroleum ether, extracted with ethanol; then the solution was concentrated, and extracted with ethyl acetate. Uniform design and regression analysis were employed to establish a model of extraction and optimize the proce...

Medicinal plants play a key role in human life as they are helpful in curing several diseases. They not only support health by the pharmacological nature but also utilizable as contraceptive options. The present study reveals that the medicinal plants Melia azedarach and Dodonaea viscosa leaf extracts showing antifertility activity. The decreased sperm count and reproductive organ weights inclu...

O fungo Penicillium sp foi isolado do córtex das raízes de Melia azedarach após a esterilização da superfície de seus tecidos e foi cultivado durante três semanas sobre arroz previamente esterilizado. Um novo meroterpeno, denominado austinoneol, e os meroterpenos já conhecidos 7-β-acetoxi-dehidroaustina, neoaustina e de-hidroaustina foram isolados do extrato metanólico desta cultura. Suas estru...

The random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) assay was used to assess the level of DNA damage in various exposed and unexposed Culex quinquefasciatus larvae to acetone and chloroform extracts of Curcuma longa and Melia azedarach at different concentrations (6.25, 12.5 and 25 ppm). This is the first report of an analysis of genomic alterations in plant extracts-treated mosquito larvae using RAPD-...

Natural products, including plants, animals and minerals have been the basis of treatment of human diseases. Melia azedarach L, commonly known as mahanimba belongs to family Meliaceae. It is large evergreen tree found throughout India and very similar to neem. Traditionally it is used as anthelmintic, antilithic diuretic, astringent and stomachic [1]. Various scientific studies reported the ant...

Waste biomass-derived activated carbons (ACs) are promising materials for supercapacitor electrodes due to their abundance and low cost. In this study, we investigated the potential use of Melia azedarach (MA) stones to prepare ACs for supercapacitors. The ash content was considerably lower in MA stones (0.7% ash) than that found in other lignocellulosic wastes. ACs were prepared by KOH activat...