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INAPPROPRIATE NUTRITIONAL INTAKES DURING RAMADAN IN OBESE WOMEN PATIENTS WITH FATTY LIVER PRECLUDE ITS BENEFICIAL EFFECT
Introduction: Ramadan is a lunar month in the Islamic calendar. During this month, individuals who desire to keep a strict fast from dawn to sunset prevent stop eating and drinking. We evaluated the dietary intakes of patients with fatty liver during this month. Material and Methods: Sixty eligible overweight and obese women with fatty liver diagnosed via ultrasonography who had referred to the ma...
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A BRIEF REVIEW ON GLYCOMIMETICS AND THEIR PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS
This review enumerates the classification, role, and importance of carbohydrate derivatives and glycomimetics. Carbohy-drates are polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones. Carbohydrates are the most abundant dietary source of energy for all organisms. They are precursors for many organic compounds such as fatty acids and amino acids. They can participate in the structure of cell membranes and cellular fun...
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COMPARATIVE DISSOLUTION BEHAVIOUR OF TEN MARKETED CHLORAMPHENICOL CAPSULES IN INDONESIA
Background: Chloramphenicol capsules are found in several brands with different prices in the market. This study aimed to obtain in-vitro biopharmaceutics quality data from the generic and branded name products. Methods: Ten products were selected, consisted of 3 generics (A, B and C) and 7 branded names (D, E, F, G, H, I and J); F was chosen as an innovator. The dissolution test was performed by ...
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GC-MS ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF PHYTOCONSTITUENTS FROM HEXANE EXTRACTS OF ADHATODA VASICA NEES AND ADHATODA BEDDOMEI CB CLARKE LEAVES
The medicinal plants, Adhatoda vasica, and Adhatoda beddomei are commonly used in the treatment of several illnesses and respiratory disorders viz., cold, severe cough, chronic bronchitis, asthma and tuberculosis. The present study aimed to identify the phytochemical constituents and quantification of bioactive contents of hexane extracts of these plants, followed by metabolic fingerprinting, whic...
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COSTUS IGNUS: INSULIN PLANT AND IT’S PREPARATIONS AS REMEDIAL APPROACH FOR DIABETES MELLITUS
Costus igneus, commonly known as insulin plant, has been traditionally reported for its anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, anti-urolithiasis, hypolipidemic, neuroprotective and anti-microbial activity. This review is all about anatomical and morphological investigations of Costus igneus, including its medicinal use. Secondary metabolites of this plant such as b-sit...
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IN-VITRO BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF FRACTIONS OF ETHYL ACETATE FRACTION OF THE WATER EXTRACT OF ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS SENESCENT LEAVES
Artocarpus heterophyllus belongs to the family Moraceae. In Sri Lankan traditional medicine the water extract of A. heterophyllus senescent leaves is used to control diabetes mellitus. The hypoglycemic activity of ethyl acetate fraction of water extract of senescent leaves has been reported. Ethyl acetate fraction (EA/W) was fractionated using sephadex LH-20 column chromatography using the solvent...
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BIOFILM AND METTALO BETA-LACTAMASE PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH SERUM RESISTANT ACTIVITY AMONG CLINICAL STRAINS OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA
Biofilms are communities of bacteria that are append to a surface and play significant role in the persistence diligence of bacterial infections. Bacteria with a biofilm are more defiant to antibiotics compared with planktonic bacteria. Biofilm producing bacteria are able to take possession on medical devices such as catheters and implants. The incidence of Biofilm producing microorganism runs aro...
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DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF MEDICATED BIODEGRADABLE FILM FOR WOUNDS AND BURNS
As a part of our ongoing effect to develop a biodegradable medicated film for wound healing using chitosan and HPMC as polymers. The drug used is Silver sulfadiazine. This formulation produces better biodegradability and bioadhesion. The biodegradable film is non-toxic and non-irritant to the skin. An animal wound model was performed on the back of the rats and treated, respectively with medicated...
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A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF CALYCOPTERIS FLORIBUNDA ROOT EXTRACTS
We evaluated the total phenolic acid content and antioxidant activity of methanolic and aqueous extracts of Calycopteris floribunda roots. Antioxidant activity of the extracts was determined using Reducing Power Assay and Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC) assays. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of the extracts revealed the presence of various phytochemicals. The total phenolic content of the ext...
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMOKING AND HISTOLOGY OF LUNG CANCER IN MALAPPURAM DISTRICT OF KERALA, SOUTH INDIA
Background: Lung Cancer is the commonly diagnosed neoplasm in males in India. The main histological types of lung cancer are squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, small cell carcinoma and large cell carcinoma. However, histological types may vary with the changes in geographical region, smoking status and other social factors. This study aimed to find out the relationship of smoking and histolo...
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