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SCHIFF BASES DERIVED FROM 2-HYDROXY AND 2- METHOXY NAPHTHALDEHYDE: EXPLORATION OF IN SILICO DOCKING, DNA CLEAVAGE, ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES AND SAR
Antibacterial activities, molecular docking and DNA cleavage activities of five structurally related Schiff bases [L3 (a), L3 (b), L3 (c) L3 (d) and L3 (e)] were performed and their structure activity relationship was studied. Antibacterial activities of these compounds against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria were evaluated by using well diffusion method and the compound L3 (c); 1-[(E)-(4...
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ASSESSMENT OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WORKERS’ KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES ON UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA MANAGEMENT IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA
Overcoming the scourge of malaria infection is possible when healthcare workers have good levels of understanding and attitudes towards the disease, which will influence their treatment practices. This study assessed healthcare workers’ levels of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) in uncomplicated malaria treatment at primary healthcare (PHC) facilities in Plateau state, Nigeria. The stud...
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ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF BARK OF BAUHINIA PURPUREA
The present investigation was carried out to study the antidiabetic effect of the methanolic extract of bark of Bauhinia purpurea in Streptozotocin induced diabetic model. The antidiabetic activitywas evaluated in normal & Streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Decreased blood glucose level of the test animals showed that the extract exhibited significant antidiabetic activity when compared to ...
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IMMOBILIZATION OF TANNIN ACYL HYDROLASE FROM ASPERGILLUS NIGER
Tannin acyl hydrolase, commonly referred to as tannase (E.C. 3.1.1.20), an inducible extra-cellular enzyme produced by a number of animals, plants and microbes. In this investigation, tannase production under solid-state fermentation by using Aspergillus niger and the waste residue of cashew husk was used as substrate for obtaining the desired fermented product. After termination of fermentation g...
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SIMULTANEOUS ESTIMATION OF PARACETAMOL AND TAPENTADOL IN COMBINED DOSAGE FORM BY DERIVATIVE METHOD
Two simple, rapid, precise and accurate spectrophotometric methods have been developed for simultaneous analysis of Paracetamol (PCM) and Tapentadol (TAP) in their combined dosage form. Method A, First order derivative method involves measurement of absorbance at 257.060 nm (for TAP) and 289.406 nm (for PCM) in first order derivative spectra. Method B, Second order derivative method involves measu...
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FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF CHRONOMODULATED COLONIC DRUG DELIVERY OF NIFIDIPINE
The pulsatile drug delivery works upon the system that releases active pharmaceutical ingredient completely and rapidly after a desired lag time. This type of approach was advantageous for: Drugswith extensive first pass metabolism and biological tolerance. Locally absorbed or acting drugs to a specific site in the intestinal tract (e.g. colon). Adaptation of therapy according to chronopharmacolog...
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STABILITY INDICATING RP-HPLC METHOD DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION FOR DETERMINATION OF PROCESS IMPURITIES AND DEGRADATION PRODUCTS OF LEVOLEUCOVORIN CALCIUM FOR INJECTION
Levoleucovorin calcium contains amide and aldehyde groups which makes it vulnerable to degradation. Stability indicating method for determination of all seven process-related impurities and degradation impurities in Fusilev® 50 mg/mL injection was developed with the help of RP-HPLC. A Forced degradation study supports method development to ensure stability indicating conditions. Solutions of the ...
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APPLICATION OF ELECTRON DENSITY AND MOLAR VOLUME AS DESCRIPTORS IN QSAR STUDY OF THE ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF FLAVONOIDS
QSAR study of lipid peroxidation (LPO) inhibitory activity of 18 flavonoids belonging to four classes namely flavones, isoflavones, flavonols and flavanones has been made with the help of PM3 calculations and geometry optimizations using CAChe software. Quantum-chemical descriptors were calculated by the same software using MOPAC 2002 engine. Two quantum-chemical descriptors, molar volume (M.V.) a...
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EVALUATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY AND PHYTOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY OF GARCINIA LANCIFOLIA ROXB.
Flavonoids have been reported to have many pharmacological activities, antimicrobial, antioxidant, cytotoxic, chemoprevention activities along with strong antiproliferative effects. The fruits of Garcinia lancaefolia Roxb., family Cluseaceae , a plant endemic to Assam has been used in locally to treat many diseases for which it was selected for investigationg its antimicrobial properties. No sci...
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ANOVULATORY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT IN ADULT ALBINO MICE DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURES TO GENISTEIN
Genistein is a soy phytoestrogen that mediates its functions by interacting with the endogenous estrogen receptor β. To investigate the effect of 10mg/kg body weight/ day genistein administration up to 90 days on the ovarian folliculogenesis and its correlation with serum gonadotropins and estrogen, adult Mus musculus were either administered with 1:4 DMSO : PBS (vehicle) or with 10mg genistein/k...
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