scholarly journals Diagnostic Characterization of Powdered Herbal Drugs for their Identification & Authentification in Classical Unani Formulations

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-360
Author(s):  
Kiran Negi ◽  
Zaki Ahmad Siddiqui ◽  
Asim Ali Khan
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Stem Bark ◽  
Herbal Drugs ◽  
Reference Standard ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Vernacular Names ◽  
Therapeutic Uses ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries

Diagnostic characters of seven powdered herbal drugs namely Anab-us Salab (fruit), Bekh-e-Sausan (root), Kaifal (stem bark), Kalijiri (fruit), Nankhwah (fruit), Tukhm-e-Khurfa (seed) and Turbud (Root) have been discussed in detail for their identification and authentification in classical unani formulations. The investigation includes correct botanical and vernacular names, family name, organoleptic studies, therapeutic uses, unani formulations containing these drugs, besides their microscopical studies that includes identification of various cells/tissues/cell contents along with their measurements. All these studies will serve as a reference standard to the academicians, researchers, plant chemists, TM students, health professionals and plant base pharmaceutical industries. Keywords: Diagnostic characterization, identification, authentification, powdered herbal drugs.

Characterization of stilbenoids from the stem bark of Norway spruce (Picea abies) as antifungal agents

Planta Medica ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S1-S381
Author(s):  
J Gabaston ◽  
T Richard ◽  
B Biais ◽  
P Waffo-Teguo ◽  
MF Corio-Costet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Picea Abies ◽  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Antifungal Agents ◽  
Stem Bark

scholarly journals Screening a Strain of Klebsiella sp. O852 and the Optimization of Fermentation Conditions for Trans-Dihydrocarvone Production

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 2432
Author(s):  
Li Chen ◽  
Lu-Lu Zhang ◽  
Jing-Nan Ren ◽  
Xiao Li ◽  
Gang Fan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethanol Concentration ◽  
Flavor Compounds ◽  
Accession Number ◽  
Reaction Parameters ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Biotransformation Process ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries ◽  
Final Ethanol Concentration ◽  
Optimization Of Fermentation

Flavors and fragrances have high commercial value in the food, cosmetic, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. It is interesting to investigate the isolation and characterization of new microorganisms with the ability to produce flavor compounds. In this study, a new strain of Klebsiella sp. O852 (accession number CCTCC M2020509) was isolated from decayed navel orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck), which was proved to be capable of converting limonene to trans-dihydrocarvone. Besides, the optimization of various reaction parameters to enhance the trans-dihydrocarvone production in shake flask was performed for Klebsiella sp. O852. The results showed that the yield of trans-dihydrocarvone reached up to 1 058 mg/L when Klebsiella sp. O852 was incubated using LB-M medium for 4 h at 36 °C and 150 rpm, and the biotransformation process was monitored for 36 h after adding 1680 mg/L limonene/ethanol (final ethanol concentration of 0.8% (v/v)). The content of trans-dihydrocarvone increased 16 times after optimization. This study provided a basis and reference for producing trans-dihydrocarvone by biotransformation.

scholarly journals Extraction Techniques and Analytical Methods for Characterization of Active Compounds in Origanum Species

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (20) ◽  
pp. 4735
Author(s):  
Maša Knez Hrnčič ◽  
Darija Cör ◽  
Jana Simonovska ◽  
Željko Knez ◽  
Zoran Kavrakovski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Abiotic Stresses ◽  
Plant Protection ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Extraction Techniques ◽  
Isolation And Identification ◽  
Activity Assessment ◽  
Current Contribution ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries

Phytochemical research based on ethnopharmacology is gaining interest in industries such as functional food, nutraceuticals, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. Plants and plant extracts are a rich source of bioactive secondary metabolites. These compounds are often involved in plant protection against biotic or abiotic stresses. The exploitation of available technologies should be oriented and intensified to extend and enhance the continued usefulness of the plants as renewable sources of chemicals, especially medicinal compounds. This current contribution is focused on extraction and analytical techniques for their isolation from the oregano species, their characterization and their potential antioxidative, as well as their antimicrobial, antifungal and anticarcinogenic properties. The work is structured rendering to the different steps involved in the research; starting with extraction and sample preparation, followed by discussing the analytical techniques employed for the isolation and identification of compound/s responsible for the biological activity and methods and techniques for biological activity assessment.

scholarly journals Isolation and characterization of aristolactam alkaloids from the stem bark of Goniothalamus velutinus (Airy Shaw) and their biological activities

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erum Iqbal ◽  
Linda B.L. Lim ◽  
Kamariah Abu Salim ◽  
Shaheen Faizi ◽  
Ayaz Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activities ◽  
Stem Bark ◽  
Isolation And Characterization

IDENTIFICATION, CHARACTERIZATION OF CAROTENOID PIGMENT PRODUCING BACTERIA FROM VEGETABLE, FRUITS AND MINI-SURVEY ON PERCEPTION OF URBAN POPULATION TOWARDS BACTERIAL PIGMENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 538-560
Author(s):  
Chinmayee Mahadik ◽  
Neha Manoti ◽  
Aafra Zuzar Mujawar ◽  
Meera Nambidas Konar ◽  
Peenal Arvind Mistry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Population ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Carotenoid Pigment ◽  
Natural Pigment ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Synthetic Pigments ◽  
Toxic Reactions ◽  
Bacterial Pigments

Pigments are largely exploited compounds due to their chromophoric variations and enticing properties in several applications such as food, dairy, printing, textile and pharmaceutical industries etc. While synthetic pigments are widely used, toxic reactions and effects of the pigments has led to the prompt diversion of consumers towards natural pigment sources such as microbial pigments (MP). MP hold great promise against existent synthetic counterparts with additional properties such as biodegradability, non-toxicity, therapeutics (anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer etc.

scholarly journals Isolation and Characterization of Antimicrobial Compound from Stem Bark of Traditional Medicinal Plant Sonneratia apetala: Evaluation of their antimicrobial, Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Properties

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Md Arifur Rahman ◽  
Ahmed Abu Rus’d ◽  
Md Enamul Haque
Keyword(s):  
Brine Shrimp ◽  
Soluble Fraction ◽  
Radical Scavenging Activity ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Stem Bark ◽  
Chloroform Extract ◽  
Free Radical Scavenging ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Isolation And Characterization

Sonneratia apetala (S. apetala) (Lythraceae) has been investigated for the isolation and characterization of antimicrobial compounds and evaluation of their biological activities. The chloroform extract of the stem bark and different partitionate of the chloroform extracts i.e. Petroleum ether soluble fraction (PESF), Ethyl acetate soluble fraction(EASF), Methanol soluble fraction(MSF) and aqueous soluble fractions (ASF) were subjected to different chromatographic techniques to isolate secondary metabolites. Successive chromatographic separation and purification yielded a total of two compounds identified and characterized as Taraxerone(1) and 5,8-dihydroxy- 6-methoxy-4,9-dioxo-1,3,4,9-tetrahydronaphthol[2,3-c]furan-1-yl acetate (2) by extensive proton NMR spectrum (1H-NMRspectrum) analysis. The different partitionate like PESF, EASF, MESF and ASF were subjected to screen their antimicrobial properties against some selected Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria and fungi, brine shrimp lethality and antioxidant activities. The maximum zone of inhibition of chloroform extract was found against Pseudomonas sp. (16mm). All fractions showed more activity against Gram negative bacteria then Gram positive bacteria. In the brine shrimp lethality bioassay, among all extracts, the petroleum ether and ethyl acetate soluble fraction showed significant lethality having the LC50 value of 7.72 μg/ml. The antioxidant activity was evaluated in terms of determination of free radical scavenging activity (DPPH assay). Among all the extracts of S. apetala the highest free radical scavenging activity showed by (Methanol soluble fraction) MESF with IC50 value 18.0 μg/ml. Bangladesh J Microbiol, Volume 38, Number 1, June 2021, pp 1-5

scholarly journals Evaluation of Extracts Obtained from FruitWastes Using Different Methods

Ingeniería ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-92
Author(s):  
Ciliana Florez Montes ◽  
Andrés Felipe Rojas González ◽  
Sneyder Rodríguez Barona
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Microwave Assisted Extraction ◽  
Total Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Grape Seeds ◽  
Microwave Assisted ◽  
Assisted Extraction ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries

Context: Currently, the increase in agroindustrial waste generation has encouraged the search for viable use alternatives. In this paper, four methods to obtain extracts from mango, soursop, and grape peels, as well as and grape seeds, are studied. Their efficiency is analyzed through extraction yields and antioxidant capacity characterization of the extracts. Method: The extraction was performed using solvent, Soxhlet, microwave-assisted, and ultrasound assisted extraction. The characterization of the extracts was made by total phenolic compounds and flavonoids quantification, as well as antioxidant capacity determination, using the DPPH, FRAP, and ORAC tests. Results: It was found that grape seed extracts obtained by different extraction methods, highlighting those obtained by microwave assisted extraction, present a high total content phenolic compounds (>321.381,41 ± 3.476,85 μg Gallic Acid/g) and flavonoids (>103.232,01 ± 4.638,19 μg Quercetin/g), in addition to high antioxidant activity, according to the results of the DPPH (<1,06 ± 0,01), FRAP (>152.280,08 ± 5.197,53 µg TROLOX/g), and ORAC (>124.566,81 ± 581,96 μg TROLOX/g) tests. Conclusions: The results presented in this study suggest that the extracts obtained from grape seeds, especially those obtained by means of microwave-assisted extraction, have a potential use in food and pharmaceutical industries, due to their high antioxidant capacity and their total phenolic compounds and flavonoids content.

Les Gamma-Globulines et la Médecine des Enfants

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1956 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 342-342
Author(s):  
DAVID GITLIN
Keyword(s):  
Typhoid Fever ◽  
Plasma Proteins ◽  
Gamma Globulin ◽  
Physicochemical Characterization ◽  
Infectious Hepatitis ◽  
International Seminar ◽  
Therapeutic Uses ◽  
Normal Metabolism

This paper-backed volume, written entirely in French, is a collection of 14 papers presented at an International Seminar on Gamma-globulin held in Paris in December, 1954. The subjects covered ranged from the physicochemical characterization of the gamma-globulins to the therapeutic uses of these plasma proteins in the treatment of such diseases as poliomyelitis, the exanthemata, typhoid fever, pertussis and infectious hepatitis. The normal metabolism of gamma-globulin is discussed and also considered are those diseases associated with abnormalities in gamma-globulin metabolism, such as hypogammaglobulinemia and hypergammaglobulinemia.

Assessment of Genetic Diversity of Rheum species (Endangered Medicinal Herb of Indian Himalayan Region) using Molecular Markers

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 147-154
Author(s):  
Anjali Uniyal ◽  
Akhilesh Kumar ◽  
Sweta Upadhyay ◽  
Vijay Kumar ◽  
Sanjay Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Molecular Markers ◽  
Fragment Length Polymorphism ◽  
Dna Polymorphisms ◽  
Inter Simple Sequence Repeats ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries ◽  
Endangered Medicinal Herb ◽  
Identification And Characterization ◽  
Simple Sequence

The Rheum species are important medicinal plants that are facing extinction due to their unplanned development and overexploitation by pharmaceutical industries. DNA polymorphisms are not prone to environmental modifications, thus they are widely used for the identification and characterization of plants. The use of different molecular markers has enabled the researchers for the valuation of genetic variability and diversity in its natural zone of distribution. The conventional approach may take several years to yield this information. For the estimation of molecular and genetic variations in geographical zone of distribution, various molecular markers technique are available like RAPD (Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA), RFLP (Restriction fragment length polymorphism), ISSR (Inter-Simple Sequence Repeats), SSR and AFLP. The uses of different molecular markers for the study of genetic diversity have been discussed in the review.

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