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| Year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total |
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| No. of Published Articles | 745 | 760 | 548 | 2053 |
| Citations | 505 | 136 | 11 | 652 |
| Projected Impact Factor | 3.06 | 1.51 | 0.43 |
ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITIES OF PEELS, PULPS AND SEED KERNELS OF THREE COMMON MANGO (MANGIFERA INDICAL L.) VARIETIES IN SRI LANKA
Mango products are well demanded by consumers due to their unique flavor and mango pulps are developed as various products while mango peels and seeds are the major agro-industrial wastes in canned fruit manufacture and fruit juice processing. Hence the aim of the present study was to investigate on their bioactive phenolic compounds in mango byproducts. Extracts of pulps, seed kernels and peels w...
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CHEMISTRY AND BIOACTIVITY OF CINNAMALDEHYDE: A NATURAL MOLECULE OF MEDICINAL IMPORTANCE
Cinnamaldehyde is derived from the cinnamon essential oil (EO) having many biological and pharmacological significance. This review article explains the source, chemistry, physico-chemical characteristics of the molecule. The synthesis of its different analogous has been duly highlighted. The different applications narrating the various usage have been reported. It is expected that this review sha...
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AN OVERVIEW ON VARIOUS MODIFICATIONS OF CHITOSAN AND IT’S APPLICATIONS
Chitosan is a natural polysaccharide which is widely exploited for its various applications. It has received much attention as a functional biopolymer especially in pharmaceutics and medicine because of its better biodegradability, biocompatibility, versatility and availability. The unique biological applications of chitosan are attributed to these specific properties. The chemical and biological ...
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PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF AEGLE MARMELOS, RUTA GRAVEOLENS, OPUNTIA DELLINI, EUPHORBIA ROYLEANA AND EUPHORBIA ANTIQUORUM
Plants are the local heritage with global importance. World is endowed with a rich wealth of medicinal plants. They represent and alternative treatment of non-serve cases of infections diseases. They are also the essential an integral part in complementary and alternative medicine and due to they which have developed the ability for the formation of various phytochemicals like terpenoids, steroids...
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EFFECT OF NATURAL ALMOND GUM AS A BINDER IN THE FORMULATION OF DICLOFENAC SODIUM TABLETS
The present study was undertaken to find out the potential of gum from Almond gum to act as a binder and release retardant in tablet formulations. No significant work has been reported to use it as a tablet binder. The effect of almond gum and pvp on the release of diclofenac sodium was studied. The FT-IR spectroscopic studies of drug, gum and mixture indicated no chemical interaction. Seven formu...
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EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA AND TINOSPORA SINENSIS
A study was undertaken to evaluate the antioxidant potential of two species of Tinospora viz Tinospora cordifolia and Tinospora sinensis on a comparative basis. Aqueous and ethanolic extracts of both the species were subjected to in vitro antioxidant activity screening models such as DPPH, ABTS, nitric oxide and superoxide radical scavenging activity, inhibition of lipid peroxidation, reduction of...
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ASSESSMENT OF CYTOTOXICITY AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF KALANCHOE PINNATA LINN. (FAMILY: CRASSULACEAE) LEAVES AND STEMS
Objective: In the present work, the leaves and stems of Kalanchoe pinnata Linn. (Family: Crassulaceae) have been investigated for screening phytochemicals, cytotoxicity and antibacterial activities. Materials and methods: Brine shrimp lethality (BSL) bioassay was used as a pre-screening method for cytotoxic effect. Ethanolic extract of the plant was tested by using this method. The agar disc di...
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ROLE OF COMPUTER AIDED DRUG DESIGN IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND DRUG DISCOVERY
The process of drug development and drug discovery is very challenging, expensive and time consuming. It has been accelerated due to development of computational tools and methods. Over the last few years, computer aided drug design (CADD) also known as in silico screening has become a powerful technique because of its utility in various phases of drug discovery and development through various adv...
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GC-MS ANALYSIS OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM ETHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACT OF WALTHERIA INDICA LINN. AND THEIR PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES
Bioactive compounds are the frontline potent agents in both nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries. Recently, the bioactive compounds are gaining much importance for their ability in enhancing resistance to various diseases and to improve the health of people both by traditional and modern ways of administrations. Therefore, in the present investigation was undertaken to identify the compound...
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NANOSUSPENSION: AN ATTEMPT TO ENHANCE BIOAVAILABILITY OF POORLY SOLUBLE DRUGS
Most of the new chemical entities coming out from High-throughput screening in drug discovery process are failing due to their poor solubility in the water. Poorly water-soluble drugs show many problems in formulating them in conventional dosage forms. One of the critical problems associated with poorly soluble drugs is too low bioavailability. The problem is even more complex for drugs belonging ...
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