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Ethonolic whole plant extract of Musa paradisica has a multiple pharmacological activities including antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anticancer effects. The present study aims to determine the effect of Musa paradisica on serum and tissue superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels and the histology in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver injury. Wister rats aged were injected Intraperitoneally with 50% CCl4 in olive oil. Musa paradisica was orally administered before or after CCl4 treatment in various groups. Twenty-four hours after CCl4 injection, serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activities, serum and liver superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities were measured and Histological changes of liver were examined by microscopy. Serum ALT and AST activities significantly decreased in a dose-dependent manner in both pre-treatment and post-treatment groups with ethonolic whole plant extract of Musa paradisica. The present study demonstrates that Musa paradisica possesses hepatoprotective effects against CCl4– induced hepatotoxicity and that the effects are both preventive and curative. Musa paradisica should have potential for developing a new drug to treat liver...
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Acne is a cutaneous pleomorphic disorder of the pilosebaceous unit involving abnormalities in sebum production and is characterized by both inflammatory (papules, pustules and nodules) and noninflammatory (comedones, open and closed) lesions. A lot of factor viz; hormone, increased sebum production and diet causes Acne vulgaris but bacteria are the chief causal organism in which Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis are considered as the major skin bacteria that cause the formation of acne. The present study was conducted to evaluate the in vitro antimicrobial activities of Psidium guajava L. leaves essential oil against Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis. Extraction of essential oil was carried out using Clevenger’s Apparatus. Antibacterial activities of essential oil of leaves were investigated using broth micro dilution methods recommended by CLSI. The results showed that Guava leaves oils more effectively inhibit the growth of P.acnes (MIC: 0.321, IC50:0.309 mg/ml) as compared to S. epidermidis (MIC: 0.486, IC50:0.416 mg/ml). The readings were compared by standard drug...
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Simultaneous estimation method for Norfloxacin and Tinidazole in tablet dosage form had been developed by RP- HPLC. Both the drugs come under the category of antimicrobials and prescribed frequently in combination. The developed method is a gradient method which gives retention time of Norfloxacin and Tinidazole as 3.8min and 4.8min respectively. The separation was carried out on Supelco C18 (25cm × 4.6mm, 5µ) column using 0.05M phosphate buffer (pH 3 adjusted with ortho- phosphoric acid) and acetonitrile as a mobile phase. The flow rate was 0.8mL/min and wavelength used was 300nm. The method was validated as per ICH guideline and found to be linear between the range of 1- 6µg/mL for Norfloxacin and 1.5- 9µg/mL for Tinidazole. The developed method was found to be rapid, accurate and reproducible and therefore can be applied for simultaneous estimation of both the drugs as API or tablet dosage form...
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Blepharis molluginifolia (Acanthaceae), is a threatened medicinal herb. The methanolic flower extract of Blepharis molluginifolia was subjected to Silica Gel Column Chromatography for purification of bioactive compounds and structure elucidation of active compounds were studied. DPPH and antimicrobial activities of two isolated compounds were studied. From the analysed data, the compounds identified were 5,7-Dihydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)chromen-4-one (BiochaninA) C16H12O5 and 5,7-Dihydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl) chromen-4-one (Genistein) C15H10O5. These compounds are first time reported in this plant. Another fraction GF1 was subjected to GCMS analysis and obtained 12 compounds (aminoacid, gamma lactone, sugars and fatty acids).As GCMS profile contained majority of sugars antiglycation was done against arbutrin and found >70% inhibition. The present investigation revealed that the methanolic flower extract contained phytoestrogens like Biochanin A and Genistein, the rare aminoacid pyroglutamic acid, gamma lactones, sugars and fatty...
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The rhizosphere represents the thin layer of soil surrounding plant roots and the soil occupied by the roots, supports large active groups of microorganisms. The vast organic compounds (amino acids, sugars etc.) secreted by plant roots in the rhizosphere provide a food source for microorganisms increasing microbial biomass and their activity in the rhizosphere. Antibiotics are antimicrobial compounds produced by living microorganism as secondary metabolites. These compounds are used therapeutically and sometimes prophylactically in the control of infectious diseases. The isolation of antibiotics from microorganisms is relatively easy as compared to chemical synthesis of antimicrobial agents. The isolation of antibiotics from microorganisms improved the discovery of novel antibiotics that could act as better chemotherapeutic agents. With the increased population pressure, costs and side effects and the development of resistance of pathogens to drugs for infectious diseases, there is an urgent need to explore microbes for development of new antimicrobial metabolites. As microorganisms grow in unique and extreme habitats, they may have the capability to produce unique and unusual metabolites....
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