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L-Asparaginase (E.C. 3.5.1.1.), also known as L-asparagine amidohydrolase is the enzyme with anti-tumor activity and is well accepted as a chemotherapeutic agent against the acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphosarcoma. This article has briefly touched nearly all the industrial and clinical aspects of L-Asparaginase and provides the recent update of the topic. The article includes a brief introduction to the topics, mechanism of action, a little information about the structure, sources of enzyme, purification, optimum conditions for the enzyme production, recombinant strains for higher productivity and formulation of the...
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Helminthiasis is infestation with one or more intestinal parasitic worms roundworms, whipworms , or hookworms in humans and animals. Presently, many synthetic drugs are available to treat Helminthiasis infection effectively, but suffer from number of side effects like abdominal pain, dizziness, headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, or temporary hair loss. Moreover, drug resistance is also another factor concerned with the use of these drugs. Thus, Herbal drugs need to be introduced as large number of medicinal plants are known for their antihelmintic activity with fewer or no side effects and are used by the ethnic groups across different parts of the world. But these medicinal plants need to be screened first for their in vitro and in vivo activity before putting them in use. Thus, many of these herbs have been scrutinized for their pharmacological and pre clinical studies. The present article describes review of promising in vitro efficacy of some medicinal plants having antihelmintic activity, which can be helpful in investigation and discovery of novel herbal...
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Lipid-based drug delivery systems in the form of triglyceride emulsions, micellar systems and liposomes have been used for parenteral administration for the last few decades. Large number of new chemical entities (NCE) presents formulation and bioavailability problems because of the dose and poor solubility in solvent and co-solvent systems. In addition, high drug concentrations can lead to irritation and pain at the site of injection. There is an increasing interest to expand the range of targetable lipid based systems to solubilize a wide variety of drugs, to improve stability, ease of processing and manufacture in a sterile form. New class of parenteral lipid based drug delivery system includes Tocol emulsions, solid lipid nanoparticles and nanosuspensions, sterically stabilized phospholipid micelles, lipid micro-bubbles and lipoprotein drug carriers. This review article covers the challenges faced by the formulation scientist at each stage of product development of lipid based drug delivery...
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Transdermal drug delivery system (TDDS) in comparison to conventional system offers sustained drug release as well as decrease the intensity of action and decrease in the side effects associated with conventional therapy. Presently only about 40 products of more than 20 drug molecules are available in market. The barrier property of the stratum corneum is the main obstructer in the release of drug from the transdermal patch. Various approaches to overcome this barrier function of skin have been broadly studied. Innovations in technologies continue to occur at a positive rate, making the technology a productive and exciting area of innovation, research and product development. In this review, various new development in the field of TDDS are included which are intended to be a need base system. In this review, we have summarized various physical and chemical approaches for transdermal flux enhancement as well as the application of electricity, ultrasound, microneedle and chemical...
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Argemone mexicana Linn has been reported to posses anti microbial, cytotoxic, anti malarial and other pharmacological activity. Alkaloids, amino acids, phenolicsand fatty acids are the main constituents isolated from the plant. The present article reviews the pharmacological and phytochemical work done on the plant and determines a scientific base for novel study for future research to establish toxin free response of plant or its...
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