Oluwaseun Oyetunji Olasunkanmi, David Ayinde Akinpelu, Paul Opeyemi Adeniyi, Oludare Femi Ajayi, Joseph Omololu-Aso & Felix Oluwasola Olorunmola·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2018
This study investigated the antibacterial potentials and mechanisms of action of crude extract and fractions from stem bark of Vitellaria paradoxa on susceptible bacterial isolates. It also assessed the phytochemical constituents and antioxidant properties of the plant. This was...
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Research Article10.9734/JPRI/2017/38749
Jinnat Ruksana Setu, Ayesha Akhter, Ratna Rahman, Moriam Islam, Maviya Naznin Koly, Md. Shah Amran & Tahira Foyzun·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
The present study was aimed at investigating the phytoconstituents in order to correlate the folkloric claims with the bioactive compounds present in Diospyros blancoi. Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of Diospyros blancoi have also been evaluated. The crude methanolic extrac...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/38478
Oscar Herrera-Calderon, Jorge Luis Arroyo-Acevedo, Juan Rojas-Armas, Victor Chumpitaz-Cerrate, Linder Figueroa-Salvador, Edwin Enciso-Roca & Johnny Aldo Tinco-Jayo·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
Aims: Cancer is the first cause of death in the Peruvian population; searching alternative treatments of medicinal plants constitute a promissory field to find new anticancer drugs. The main objective in this study was to evaluate the phytochemical screening, total phenolic conte...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/37045
Objective: To investigate the antifungal, antioxidant and phytochemical screening of Melia azedarach flowers by using different solvents. Materials and Methods: Antifungal activity was experimented against three fungi (Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus)...
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Research Article10.9734/JPRI/2017/38246
Abudukadeer Kuerban, Said S. Moselhy, Hanaa Ghashlan, Taha A. Kumosani, Othman A. S. Baothman, Mustafa Zeyadi, Nawal Helmi, Tahani M. Alghamdi, Mazin A. Zamzami, Muqtadir Baig Mirza, Fareeduddin Quadri Syed, Furkhan Ahmed Mohammed, Abdulrahman L. AL-Malki & Khalid O. Abulnaja·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2017
Aims: Bioactive peptides are acknowledged for their vital contributions to health promotion. This study aims to evaluate antiglycation, antioxidant and antiproliferative ability of peptides derived from tryptic hydrolysis of Soya bean. Place and Duration of Study: Department of B...
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Research Article10.9734/JPRI/2017/37636
A. Idoko, V. P. O. Ikpe, N. O. Nelson, J. U. Effiong, A. J. Alhassan, I. U. Muhammad, N. Abubakar & S. M. Abubakar·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
Aims: To investigate the effects of lime juice and honey on lipid profile in albino wistar rats fed varying concentrations of cholesterol enriched diet. Study Design: The study was designed in two phases; phase I and phase II. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemist...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/37213
Aims: Solanum erianthum has been used in the treatment of various diseases by traditional medical practitioners in south-western Nigeria. The leaf extracts of the plant have been shown to possess antimicrobial activities. However, very little exists in literature on the antioxida...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/37389
Aims: The goal of this work is the evaluation of phytochemicals and biological activity of Silybum marianum. Place and Duration of Study: S. marianum L. and seeds of Chenopodium murale L. were collected from different sites from Al Anbar, Iraq during the period of May 2017. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/37274
The medicinal plants have been known for their wide variety of applications for centuries. R. hastatus and R. himalyica are such medicinal plants which have been used in Ayurveda for their excellent antioxidative and scavenging properties. The present study is designed to explore...
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Research Article10.9734/JPRI/2017/37143
Aims: To prepare the Poria cocos total triterpenoids (PCTT) from the surface layer of Poria cocos and evaluate its pharmacological effect on alcohol induced-liver injury. Study Design: PCTT was prepared from the surface layer of Poria cocos and characterized. Its effects on alcoh...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/37908
The present study was conducted at the University of Agriculture Peshawar, KPK, during the year of 2014- 2015. Phenolic content of mushrooms is considered as an excellent antioxidant and synergist. The study was therefore conducted to determine the antioxidant activity of water e...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/37629
Yaaser Q. Almulaiky, Abudukadeer Kuerban, Faisal Aqlan, Saeed Ahmed Alzahrani, Mohammed N. Baeshen, Mohamed Afifi, Ammar Alfarga, Waleed Al-Shawafi & Mohammed Alkhaled·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
Aims: In this study, the antiglycation and antioxidant potency of methanol (80%) extracts, as well as the antioxidant enzyme activities from both leaves and stem of Coleus forskohlii “balady”, were analyzed. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Scie...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/37619
Aims: To compare the total phenol content, antioxidant capacity and antibacterial activity of methyl syringate (MSY), methylglyoxal (MGO) and phenyllactic acid (PLA) as major components from Manuka honey Study Design: In-vitro study. Place and Duration of Study: Nutrition Innovat...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/37242
In vitro cytotoxic, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities along with total phenolic and flavonoid contents of methanol, hexane, dichloromethane, butanol, and aqueous extracts and chemical composition and fatty acids of n-hexane extract from endemic Hedysarum aucheri were dete...
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Research Article10.9734/JPRI/2017/37104
Objective: To investigate the preliminary phytochemical screening and in vitro antioxidant activity of methanol extract of Tropaeolum majus L. (T. majus) seeds. Methods: Phytochemical screening was performed by using standard methods. The antioxidant study was done by using in vi...
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Research Article10.9734/JPRI/2017/36191