This study investigated the antimicrobial activity as well as some phytochemical analysis of ethanol and diethyl ether extracts from plant species Vinca minor L. In vitro antimicrobial activity of extracts was studied on 20 strains of microorganisms (16 bacteria and four yeasts). Testing was performed by microdilution method and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum microbicidal co...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of the petroleum ether extract of Cissus quadrangularis on the proliferation rate of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, the differentiation of marrow mesenchymal stem cells into osteoblasts (osteoblastogenesis) and extracellular matrix calcification. This study also aimed to determine the additive effect of osteogenic media and Cissus quadrangularis on prolife...

OBJECTIVE To investigate mosquitocidal effects of ethanolic extract of flowers of Tagetes erecta (T. erecta) and its chloroform and petroleum ether soluble fractions against the larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus (Cx. quinquefasciatus). METHODS The fresh flowers of T. erecta were extracted in cold with ethanol (5.0 L) and after concentration, the ethanol extract was fractionated with chloroform...

Background: Toddalia asiatica (Linn) Lam is a woody vine that is used medicinally in China, India, and East Africa. The aim of the present study was to examine the antioxidant and antibacterial activity of the roots of Toddalia asiatica (Linn) Lam (TA). Materials and Methods: The antioxidant capacity of TA roots was determined using 1,1 iphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2 ́-azino-bis(3-ethylben...

The study was undertaken to investigate the hypolipidemic and hepatoprotective effects of the different fractions (Petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and chloroform) of methanolic extract of Momordica charantia. The different fractions of extract were administered intraperitoneally as a single dose of 150 mg/kg body weight to alloxan induced diabetic rats and found to reduce blood lipid level (Tota...

The present study was carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial potential of Artemisia sieversiana Ehrhart. Ex. Willd. (Asteraceae) and Origanum vulgare L. (Lamiaceae) from their extracts. Solvent ether, petroleum ether, chloroform, acetone, ethanol, benzene and aqueous extracts were tested against the test organisms viz., Bacterial strains (Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis) and fungal st...

The antidermatophytic activity of interpolar methanolic and low polar petroleum ether soxhlet extracts of Sterculia foetida seed was evaluated by agar well diffusion method, The maximum activity was observed in interpolar methanolic extract against C .albicans followed by E. coli, B. Subtilis, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus, T. rubrum, M.gypseum, T.mentagrophytes and T.tonsurans. When compared to low...

Citrullus colocynthis (Linn). Schred is an important medicinal plant of family Cucurbitaceae. The crude fruit extract were examined for antimicrobial potentialities against Gram positive, Gram negative bacteria and fungi. Fruit extract was evaluated on bacterial strains like Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, Shigella shigella and Candida albicans .The solvent used for t...

Preparation of 2-Amino-2-Methyl-1 ,3Propandiol-Thymolphthalein Monophosphate (AMPD-TMP) Place 5 g (4.27 mmol) of magnesium thymolphthalein monophosphate (Eastman Kodak, Rochester, N. Y. 14650) in a 500-ml Erlenmeyer flask and add 100 ml of 2 mol/ liter HC1. Stir vigorously until the magnesium salt is well dispersed, add 100 ml of diethyl ether and continue stirring until a uniform suspension is...

In the traditional medicine, Taxus baccata Linn. has been used as analgesic, anticonvulsant, and antiinflammatory remedy. In the present study, bark of plant was extracted with 95% ethanol and ether at room temperature and evaluate for their analgesic activity in mice using the tail-flick and acetic acid-induced writhing method. Ether extract exhibits potent analgesic activity in tail-flick tes...