Comparative physico-chemical profiles of Tugaksheeree (Curcuma angustifolia Roxb. and Maranta arundinacea Linn.)

Evaluation of Antidiarrheal Activity of Methanolic Extract of Maranta arundinacea Linn. Leaves

Diarrhea is one of the most common causes for thousands of deaths every year. Therefore, identification of new source of antidiarrheal drugs becomes one of the most prominent focuses in modern research. Our aim was to investigate the antidiarrheal and cytotoxic activities of methanolic extract of Maranta arundinacea linn. (MEMA) leaves in rats and brine shrimp, respectively. Antidiarrheal effec...

A comparative study of phenol content and antioxidant activity between non-conventional Curcuma caesia Roxb. and Curcuma amada Roxb.

The present study aimed to investigate the phenol content and antioxidant activity of a non-conventional Curcuma sp. namely, Curcuma caesia in comparison with another species, Curcuma amada. The total phenol contents of the methanolic rhizome extracts of C. amada and C. caesia were 37.64 and 44.33 mg Tannic acid equivalents (TAE)/g dry material, respectively. The reducing power, and superoxide,...

Screening and Evaluation of Phytochemicals from Maranta Arundinacea L

In Vitro Propagation of Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea L.)

Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea L.; Marantaceae) is an excellent source of starch (>85%) used in the food industry. The multiplication of this plant is traditionally from rhizomes, which are also a source of starch. In vitro M. arundinacea shoot cultures were successfully established from rhizome buds on semi-solid MS medium supplemented with 3 mg.l 6-benzylaminopurine in the dark, which was als...

extraction and acetylation of purified trypsin from bovin pancreas and study of some its physico-chemical properties

آنزیم تریپسین در شرایط قلیایی ناپایدار می باشد .و فعالیت پروتئولیتیکی تریپسین منجربه خود هضمی آن در جایگاههای خاصی می گردد. بنابر این آنزیمی با ناپایداری بالا محسوب میگردد. در سالهای اخیر موفق شدند که با ایجاد تغیرات شیمیایی با اضافه کردن فلزات خاص ، کلسیم و یا عمل استیلاسیون منجر به افزایش پایداری آنزیم تریپسین گردند. مطالعات در حال حاضر نشان می دهد که تریپسین استیله شده فعالیت آنزیمی خود را ...