The role of dietary active compounds in human nutrition is an important area of investigation in the field of nutritional science. In this perspective, functional foods play a relevant role, offering a new kind of health tool that promises specific effects related to particular food components. Anise plant has a long cultural tradition in various countries all over the world, both as food and a...

Micropropagation protocol of Pimpinella candolleana an important ethno medicinal herb has been developed for the first time. High frequency plantlet regeneration was achieved from shoot tip explants of P. candolleana. Effect of growth regulators in different concentrations and combination of BAP, KN, NAA, IAA and IBA on in vitro morphogenesis was tried. The highest regeneration response was obs...

GENETIC diversity refers to genetic variability within and among species. Each individual species possesses alleles which are the source of its own unique adaptation features future biotic abiotic stresses. The greater a species, that this have chances long-term survival.Studying seed storage proteins patterns different Vicia germplasm was aimed characterize assess phylogenetic relationship def...

The present study was aimed to evaluate the therapeutic potential of Pimpinella tirupatiensis (Pt) by assaying the activities of selective mitochondrial enzymes in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Diabetic rats showed a significant (p < 0.01) reduction in the activities of oxidative enzymes Succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), Malate dehydrogenase (MDH), Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and isocitr...

compounds derived from lipid oxidation endangering human health and lead to cardiovascular disease and cancer. the addition of antioxidants is effective in retarding the oxidation of lipids and lipid containing foods. due to the toxicological effects of synthetic antioxidants, decrease their use and replacing them with natural antioxidants. this study investigates antioxidant effect of pimpinel...