To produce a potent antidementia β-secretase inhibitor from a mushroom, the β-secretase inhibitory activities of various mushroom extracts were determined. Methanol extracts of Lentinula edodes exhibited the highest inhibitory activity (40.1%). The inhibitor was maximally extracted when a fruiting body of L. edodes was treated with 50% methanol at 40℃ for 24 h.

Objective(s) Anti-Helicobacter pylori effects of saffron (Crocus sativus L., Iridacea) and its major constituents, crocin and safranal, were evaluated. Materials and Methods Macerated aqueous and methanol extracts tested against 45 clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori, using paper disc diffusion method (DDM) on modified egg yolk emulsion agar (EYE agar). Four antibiotics also tested agai...

medicinal plants are a source of great economic value all over the world. nature has bestowed on us a very rich botanical wealth and large number of diverse types of plants grows in different parts of the country. in this study the in vitro antimicrobial activity of crude ethanolic, methanolic and water extracts of the stem bark of o.basilicum were investigated. the extracts exhibited antimicro...

Article can be accessed online on: www.ijpsr.com ABSTRACT: Plants rich in antioxidants and phytochemicals especially phenolic groups play a protective role in health and disease conditions, like cancer, diabetes, heart disease hypertension etc. by counteracting reactive oxygen species and inhibiting the lipid oxidation. Morus indica is non-toxic natural therapeutic plant used as herbal medicine...

Asclepias curassavica like most of the medicinal plants has highest significance for its valuable secondary metabolites (glycosides and saponins). The clones produced thereof hence need to maintain their absolute genetic stability so that no unwanted variation in secondary metabolite yield can occur. Plant extracts that inhibit the growth of pathogenic microorganisms without harming the host ma...

Reanmongkol, W., Subhadhirasakul, S. and Bouking, P. Antinociceptive and antipyretic activities of extracts and fractions from Dracaena loureiri in experimental animals Songklanakarin J. Sci. Technol., 2003, 25(4) : 467-476 Dried coarsely powdered material from the stem woods of Dracaena loureiri Gagnep (D loureiri) has extracted with hexane and methanol to give hexane and methanol extracts, re...

Cyperus rotundus, Caesalpinia bonducella, Tinospora cordifolia, Gardenia gummifera, Ailanthus excelsa, Acacia arabica, Embelia ribes and Ventilago maderspatana from Melghat forest were screened for their antibacterial potential against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris, Salmonella typhi, Shigella flexneri, Salmonella paratyphi, Salmonella typhimuri...

The effects of extracting solvents (dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and methanol) on the valerenic acid content and antioxidant activity of roots extracts of Valeriana jatamansi (cultivated and wild) were investigated. The tested plant extracts contained appreciable amounts of valerenic acid content which affects the antioxidant potential of plant extracts. Higher concentration of valerenic acid...

Three native Turkish medicinal and aromatic plants (Artemisia absinthum, Artemisia santonicum and Saponaria officinalis) were investigated to analyze their antioxidant activity, total phenolic content and antimicrobial activity. Their total antioxidant activity was determined by using a β-carotene bleaching assay and their antimicrobial activity was determined by utilizing an agar disc diffusio...

Three native Turkish medicinal and aromatic plants (Artemisia absinthum, Artemisia santonicum and Saponaria officinalis) were investigated to analyze their antioxidant activity, total phenolic content and antimicrobial activity. Their total antioxidant activity was determined by using a β-carotene bleaching assay and their antimicrobial activity was determined by utilizing an agar disc diffusio...