12 articles in this issue
Gunasekaran Shylaja, Kandasamy Sasikumar, Arunachalam Sathiavelu
An endophytic fungus Chaetomium cupreum was isolated from the ornamental plant Mussaenda luteola. A known metabolite named resorcinol type of lipid (compound 1) was isolated using column chromatography and structurally elucidated by spectroscopic studies ... see more
Soumia Merah, Dahmane Dahmane, Soumeya Krimat, Hafidha Metidji, Ahmed Nouasri, Lynda Lamari, Tahar Dob
New bioactive natural products, the phenolic composition and the biological activities of organic extracts from the needles of the Algerian Pinus coulteri were investigated. The analysis by HPLC-DAD of crude extract revealed the presence of 10 phenolic ac... see more
Mohan Ishwarya, Ramasamy Thangavelu Narendhirakannan
The study was aimed to validate and optimize high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) method for the determination of phenolic compound hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives from the fruits of Solanum lycopersicum (tomato). The presence of caffeic ac... see more
Umme Habiba Hasan, . Alamgeer
Clematis orientalis has been used traditionally to cure rheumatism, but its efficacy has not been scientifically explored in treating rheumatoid arthritis. The present study was designed to investigate the antiarthritic efficacy of C. orientalis using blo... see more
Naureen Shehzadi, Khalid Hussain, Nadeem Irfan Bukhari, Muhammad Islam, Muhammad Tanveer Khan, Muhammad Salman, Sabahat Zahra Siddiqui, Aziz Ur Rehman, Muhammad Athar Abbasi
The present study aimed at the evaluation of anti-hyperglycemic and hepatoprotective potential of a new drug candidate, 5-[(4-chlorophenoxy) methyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiol (OXCPM) through in vitro and in vivo assays, respectively. The compound displayed... see more
Mengnan Zeng, Li Zhang, Miao Li, Beibei Zhang, Weisheng Feng, Haixue Kuang, Xiaoke Zheng
The diuretic activity of the decoction and the chemical fractions of Descurainia sophia was studied with underlying mechanisms in rats. Rat metabolic cage method was used to study the diuretic activity of the decoction and the chemical fractions of D. sop... see more
Yu Wang, Jingxin Zhao, Lingwei Kong, Yu Jin
This clinical trial was designed to understand whether the children with juvenile osteoporosis receiving tablet containing vitamin D and calcium had lower incidence of bone fracture compared to the children receiving a diet rich in calcium, vitamin D, and... see more
Moloud Fakhri, Ali Davoodi, Zeinab Hamzegardeshi, Roya Farhadi, Nouraldin Mousavinasab, Abbasali Keshtkar, Mohammad Azadbakht
The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the effects of cotoneaster manna on neonatal jaundice. The studies were selected from 1980 to 2017 using the main databases. Eight clinical trials with a total of 862 infants were selected from the 116 prim... see more
Redouane Lemoui, Samira Benyahia, Labib Noman, Ilham Bencherchar, Feyza Oke-Altuntas, Khellaf Rebbas, Samir Benayache, Fadila Benayache, Ibrahim Demirtas
The aim of this study was to isolate the phytoconstituents and evaluate the biological activities of Berberis hispanica. Three phenolic compounds (tamarixetin, caffeic acid and rutin) were isolated from B. hispanica. The structures of the pure compo... see more
Shwetha Vasudev, Sunil Shivajirao More, Gautham Santhekadur Annappa, Veena Sunil More
Anti-snake venom therapy is the only treatment for snake bite but leads to acute and chronic conditions which may be severe. The medicinal plants have gained importance over years to find an effective alternative to anti-snake venom. The present study foc... see more
Xia-Liang Chen
This study was aimed to determine the effects of lycorine, a toxic crystalline alkaloid, on MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells proliferation, migration and invasion, and to investigate the mechanism involved. The cells were cultured with different concentrati... see more
. Alamgeer, Mahpara Tarar, Umme Habiba Hasan, Muhammad Saleem
Fundamental to this research was the evaluation of anticoagulant and thrombolytic potential of Berberis orthobotrys using clotting time, prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time performed at 2.5, 5, 10% concentration. Aqueous-methanol ex... see more