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Lutein is a lipid soluble, oxygenated derivative of hydrocarbon carotenoid, from xanthophyll family which is naturally present in egg yolk, vegetables and several dark green plants. In human eyes, Lutein and zeaxanthin are the only two carotenoids present in the macula region to filter the harmful ultra violet rays. They protect the eye from oxidative damage associated with diseases such as cancer, cataracts and age related macular degeneration (AMD). Treating AMD is expensive and also prone to after effects of the treatment. Hence a natural low cost alternate has been investigated in this research article. Eichhornia crassippes, an aquatic perennial herb weed belongs to pontederiaceae family a dark green-leaf was taken as source for the lutein extraction as it has carotenoids in abundance. Lutein was identified, isolated and purified from crude leaf extract and was analysed by GC-MS, TLC and HPLC using hexane as mobile phase. To improve the bioavailability and stability of lutein, it was micro-emulsified with coconut oil using high energy sonication method. The oil in water...
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In this research work, a well established method was used to synthesize of stannane of 2, 4-hexadienoic acid and its characterization was carried using ultraviolet (UV)-visible and 1H NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance). Our research aimed at developing a potent multi-target drug which could act as antibacterial agent and also peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR γ) agonists that is having the potential to activate the PPAR γ. In vitro antibacterial study was carried out against, Staphylococcus aureus (gram positive) and Escherichia coli 1610 (gram negative) using ‘well diffusion method’. It was followed by in silico docking studies, using computational software iGemDock v2.1 tool and its effect on glycemic and lipid parameter was also studied. Pharmacokinetic properties were studied using pkCSM software developed by the University of Cambridge. Drug likeness study and all the specifications were tested with the help of Molinspiration Molecule Viewer software available online. It was observed that the stannane of 2, 4-hexadienoic acid inhibited the bacterial growth of Staphylococcus aureus (gram positive) and Escherichia coli 1610 (gram...
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In present study total 2352 samples were collected out of that 21.04% were positive for Typhoid fever while 78.95% were negative. The sex wise distribution results showed male are more effected (12.71%) as compare to female (8.33%). However, the age wise distribution showed that 10.45% in 6-10 years, 6.54% in 3-6 years and 4.03% in 1-3 years. Moreover, the Typhoid fever cases were significantly high (8.41%) in Pashtoon followed by (6.93%) in Baloch, (4.16%) in Punjabi and (1.53%) in Hazara. The 11.60 % Typhoid fever was observed in the patients with low socioeconomic status, 6.67% in middle socioeconomic status and 2.76% in the patients belonged to high socioeconomic status. The electrolytes imbalance results revealed that Sodium was low in 9.82% patients and Potassium was low in 7.21% patients while the calcium was low in 4.01% Typhoid patients. The significant Typhoid fever cases were reported in July (2.97%) August (3.13%) and September (3.92%) as compared to other months of the...
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Herb is an indispensable food ingredient for the tribal people of Arunachal Pradesh. They practices innumerable traditional food recipe to maintain good health. Spilenthes oleracea L. is one of such medicinal food plant used by tribal people of Arunachal Pradesh. The study was carried out to find out the phytoconstituents of S. oleracea shoot. Ethanolic extract of the sample was subjected to GC-MS to know the Phytoconstituents of this herb and correlate the phytoconstituents and health claim thereof if any. This study reports the presence of 48 phytocompounds and a total of 10 compounds identified from this sample have been reported to show painkiller effect that complements the traditional knowledge on this herb among the tribal people of the study site and scientific evidence. Sesquiterpene, Polyenoic fatty acid, Steroidal, Palmitic acid ethyl ester and Hydrocarbon are the major group of compound found from the sample. Present work advances S. oleracea as a medicinal food...
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Contraceptive agents are drugs or devices used by women and men in the reproductive age group, to prevent unintended pregnancies. Although various contraceptive agents are available for women and men, they are associated with health risks or lack of efficacy, and thus are insufficient to cater to the needs of the diverse target population with varying contraceptive requirements according to their socio-cultural background and individual preferences. Thus, there is a need to develop newer contraceptive agents with better risk benefit profile and greater acceptability. Thorough understanding of the complex reproductive physiology would help us in identifying various targets for developing efficacious and safe contraceptive agents. Agents with contraceptive potential need to be evaluated for its efficacy and safety in various preclinical and clinical studies before it could be granted marketing authorization. This review discusses in brief about the various in vitro tests and in vivo methods (animal models) used for evaluation of the contraceptive agents. Contraceptive agents for women can be screened for their estrogenic, anti-estrogenic, progestational, anti-progestational, anti-ovulatory...
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