The anti-bacterial property and preservative nature of honey has been studied by evaluating the role of hydrogen peroxide in these properties, against bacterial strains isolated and identified from pasteurized milk samples. The antibacterial property of honey examined by agar incorporation assay and turbidometry, indicated a concentration dependent inhibition of bacterial growth in all catalase...

Pisum sativum (Family: Fabaceae), as known as green pea or garden pea, has long been important in diet due to its content of fiber, protein, starch, trace elements, and many phytochemical substances. It has been shown to possess antibacterial, antidiabetic, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antihypercholesterolemia, and antioxidant activities and also shown anticancer property. Its nonnutritive bi...

Brown alga, Turbinaria conoides was successively extracted with n-hexane, cyclohexane, methanol and ethanol:water (1:1). The extracts were evaluated for antibacterial and antifungal activities by disc diffusion method. Minimal inhibitory concentration was determined for active extracts by broth dilution method. The antiviral activity and cytotoxicity of the extracts were tested in human embryon...

5-acyl-6-methyl-4-substituted-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidines (1) were synthesized by cyclocondensation reaction between appropriate aldehyde, acetoacetate and thiourea in presence of aluminium chloride and hydrochloric acid which upon treatment with dimethylformamide and phosphorous oxychloride furnish the title compounds (2a-j). The structures of all title compounds have been confirmed...

Most exacerbations of asthma can be proven to be associated with bacterial infections and there is scientific evidence that frequent respiratory infections particularly bacterial infections provoke asthma attack. Considering these facts different plant extracts and phytoconstituents with proven anti asthmatic property had been selected for screening anti microbial activity in in-vitro models. I...

INTRODUCTION Pipemidic acid (PA) is a synthetic quinolone that belongs to the first generation of this kind of compounds, which is used as antibacterial agent. The antibacterial property of the quinolones is associated with their potential to inhibit the bacterial topoisomerase II (1). PA is widely used for the treatment of urinary tract infections, showing high activity against gram-positive a...

Four Leaf Clover'or aalaik keerai in Tamil is in use for more than 3000 years as part of food. It is a pteridophytic plant that is marketed and used by tribals of Eastern India as a nerve relaxant and curative agent due to its nutritional value. In the present study M. quadrifolia leaf extracts have showed effective inhibition against gram negative bacteria such as Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas...

In the present study, we report the preparation of silver nanoparticles in the range of 10–15 nm with increased stability and enhanced anti-bacterial potency. The morphology of the nanoparticles was characterized by transmission electron microscopy. The antibacterial effect of silver nanoparticles used in this study was found to be far more potent than that described in the earlier reports. Thi...

Strategies that confine antibacterial and/or antifouling property to the surface of the implant, by modifying the surface chemistry and morphology or by encapsulating the material in an antibiotic-loaded coating, are most promising as they do not alter bulk integrity of the material. Among them, plasma-assisted modification and catechol chemistry stand out for their ability to modify a wide ran...