Bungarus caeruleus venom neutralization activity of Azima tetracantha Lam. Extract

Chemical composition of the ethanolic extract of leaves of Azima tetracantha (Lam.)

The aim of this study is to evaluate the bioactive compounds in the ethanolic leaf extract of Azima tetracantha by using Gas chromatographyMass Spectrometry (GCMS). Azima tetracantha leaves were collected from Ariyalur District, Tamil Nadu. The dried leaf powder was extracted with the solvent ethanol by using Soxhlet apparatus. One microlitre of the extract was subjected for analysis by GCMS to...

Antimicrobial Activity of Different Extracts of Azima Tetracantha Root

Hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of Azima tetracantha were screened for their antimicrobial activity against human pathogenic bacterial and fungal strains. Antimicrobial activity was carried out by disc diffusion method, determination of minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC), minimum bacterial concentrations (MBC) and minimum fungicidal concentrations (MFC) against thre...

Antipyretic activity of azima tetracantha in experimental animals

Antifungal activity of triterpenoid isolated from Azima tetracantha leaves.

The present study was designed to evaluate the antifungal activity of Azima tetracantha extracts and isolated compound (friedelin) against fungi. Antifungal activity was carried out using broth microdilution method and fractions were collected using (silica gel) column chromatography. The antifungal activity of Azima tetracantha crude extracts and isolated compound (friedelin) were evaluated us...

Purification of a nontoxic phospholipase A2 from the venom of Indian krait (Bungarus caeruleus).

A nontoxic phospholipase A2 was purified from the venom of Indian krait (Bungarus caeruleus) by a four-step procedure involving electrophoresis, gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatography. The recovery of the enzyme activity was 37% and the purified preparation was 38 times as active as the crude venom. The purified enzyme had a molecular weight of 12,500 and the optimum pH of 7.2. The enzy...