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Background: Herbal extracts have been used in dental products for many years owing to their anti-adherence effect on Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) in the biofilm formation. Dental caries are developed by the colonization of oral bacteria on the surface of teeth and adherence is the first step in the colonization process. Objective: The objective of the present study was to explore the anti-biofilm effect of the various combinations of herbal extracts and essential oils against S. mutans which play a central role in causing dental caries. Methods: Hydroalcoholic extracts of Terminalia chebula (T. chebula), Psidium guajava (P. guajava), Azadirachta indica (A. indica) and Pongamia pinnata (P. pinnata) were prepared separately and dried. Various combinations of herbal extracts, as well as essential oils Syzygium aromaticum (clove) and Mentha piperita (Peppermint oil), were tested for anti-biofilm potential on the glass surface. The number of adhering bacteria (CFU/ml) was determined by the plate count method. Results: It was found that all extract combinations and essential oils have shown anti-biofilm activity. The 2:2:1:1...
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Protocatechuic acid (PCA) is a type of widely distributed naturally occurring phenolic acid, commonly found in bran, grain, brown rice, fruits such as plums, gooseberries, grapes and also in onion peels. A new, simple, precise, accurate and sensitive stability-indicating HPTLC method for Protocatechuic acid was successfully developed. This method is based on HPTLC separation followed by UV detection at 258 nm. The HPTLC method is used to determine the presence and quantify the protocatechuic acid in onion peel extract. The separation was carried out on Merck TLC aluminum sheets precoated with silica gel 60F254 using Toluene: Ethyl Acetate: Formic acid (6:6:1.2 v/v/v) as a mobile phase and scanning was done by using TLC Scanner III. Protocatechuic acid gave well defined and sharp peak at Rf 0.52 ± 0.03 at 258 nm. The calibration curve was linear in range 100-500 ng/band. Protocatechuic acid was subjected to stress conditions like hydrolysis under acidic, basic and neutral conditions, oxidation, heat, and...
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Ranitidine hydrochloride (RHCl) is a histamine H2 receptor antagonist, it’s widely in active duodenum ulcers, gastric ulcers, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and erosive esophagitis. Ranitidine HCl has a short biological half-life of drug 2 – 3 h, has 50% absolute bioavailability, colonic metabolism of ranitidine HCl was partly responsible for the poor bioavailability. Based on these, gastroretentive drug delivery system (GRDDS) using floating-mucoadhesive system dosage form of Ranitidine HCl has been developed that makes less frequent administering of the drug also improve bioavailability. Factorial design 23 was applied to optimize the formula of ranitidine HCl floating-mucoadhesive tablet by the varying level of polymer, it was chitosan 50 – 100 mg as a mucoadhesive agent, HPMC K4M 20 – 50 mg as a swelling agent, and drug release controlled, and sodium bicarbonate 20 – 40 mg as gas generating agent. The optimum formula determined by superimposed contour plot from various parameters: physical properties of granule, tablet, and drug release 6 h using a design expert ® program. Based on...
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The objective of the present investigation was the bioprospection of pharmaceutically vital bioactive compounds from endophytic Thielaviopsis basicola with antagonistic and antioxidant activity isolated from Ximenia americana, Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. The fresh and healthy leaves and roots of Ximenia americana were collected from the forests of Western Ghats of Karnataka, India and submerged for the enumeration and Purification of fungal endophytes by using different media. Isolated fungal endophytes were processed for the bioprospection of pharmaceutically vital bioactive compounds by referring to standard protocols. At a glance, endophyte derived bioactive compounds were used in-vitro antagonistic and antioxidant activity. A total of 32 pure isolates were obtained, 8 morphologically distinct fungal endophytes were identified from 200 explants of X. americana. Endophytic Thielaviopsis basicola was a core candidate identified and cultivated in submerged fermentation in potato dextrose broth under the controlled condition at 25 ℃ ± 2℃ for 15 days in incubator shaker. From this fermented medium, 3.30 g of aqueous crude extract per 100 ml of potato dextrose broth...
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Green synthesis is one of the best routes for the silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The present study revealed that the aqueous leaf extracts of Aeschynomene aspera, which contains alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, terpenoids, anthocyanidins, indoles, glycosides, saponins and tannins, is found to be responsible for bioreduction during the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (SNPs). The colour change from light yellow to dark brown within 20 to 60 min indicates the formation of nanoparticles. The UV-Visible spectrum of the aqueous medium containing silver nanoparticles showed a Surface Plasmon Resonance peak at 450 nm. FT-IR analysis reveals that the phenols and amides are mainly responsible for reduction. XRD analysis clearly showed the characteristic Bragg peaks of (111), (200), (220), (311) facets of the face-entered cubic structure of silver nanoparticles and confirmed that these nanoparticles are crystalline in nature.HR-TEM analysis revealed that the green synthesized SNPs were spherical in shape with an average size of 10 nm. The antibacterial effect of synthesized AgNPs on different bacterial strains with the zone of inhibition 14.1 mm on...
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