In this study, tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) seed extracts with potential antioxidant activity and toxicity to cancer cells were developed as functional foods and nutraceutical ingredients in the form of emulsion gel beads. Three extracts were obtained from ethanol and water: TSCH50, TSCH95 and TSCH. All extracts exhibited high potential for superoxide anion scavenging activity over the IC50 ...

Developmental relationships are characterized by reciprocal human interactions that embody an enduring emotional attachment, progressively more complex patterns of joint activity, and a balance of power that gradually shifts from the developed person in favor of the developing person. The working hypothesis of this article is that developmental relationships constitute the active ingredient of ...

Silymarin is the active ingredient of milk thistle. Several studies proved that silymarin has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Silymarin is widely used for treatment of hepatic and biliary disorders, renal toxicity and is recently used as adjuvant agent for treatment of cancer.

The global decline of amphibians has sparked interest in the role that pesticides may play. Pesticides in nature typically exist in combinations, but given the vast number of chemicals used, most toxicological experiments necessarily have examined one pesticide at a time. I examined how four commercial formulations of pesticides (diazinon, carbaryl, malathion, and glyphosate) affected the survi...

Pot experiment on the comparison of the nematicidal potentials of poultry manure with carbofuran on M. incognita infected cowpea was carried out to determine whether poultry manure can be substituted for carbofuran. Carbofuran and poultry manure were applied at doses of 2 kg active ingredient (a.i.)/ha and 2t/ha respectively, singly and in combination to potted cowpea plants arranged in Complet...

The improved cleanup of marine oil spills by stimulating biodegradation through the use of a slow-release fertilizer is reported. A paraffin-supported fertilizer containing MgNH4PO4 as active ingredient was developed and evaluated in laboratory and field experiments using quantitative infrared spectrometry and chromatographic techniques. The biodegradation of Sarir crude oil in the sea was cons...

The active ingredient of TrimaxTM insecticide is Imidacloprid. This insecticide provides control of the major sucking/piercing insects of cotton. In addition, there have been anecdotal reports of yield and growth enhancement in cotton after multiple foliar applications of Trimax. However, the information on the mode of action of the growth-and-yield enhancement properties imposed by Trimax is l...