The aim of the present study is to focus on the cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activities from Annona squamosa plant seed extracts. The plant A. squamosa seed was extracted with various solvents like chloroform, methanol, hexane, petroleum ether and acetone. The antimicrobial activities of all these extracts were determined by disc diffusion method against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteius vulga...

The oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) powder and dried nettle (Urtica dioica) seed powder was studied. In addition, the affect of the following parameters in the ORAC analysis were investigated: 1) extraction solvent (acetone/water, ethanol and acidic methanol), 2) extract dilution, and 3) addition of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt hydrat...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Mosquito control is facing a threat due to the emergence of resistance to synthetic insecticides. Insecticides of plant origin may serve as suitable alternative biocontrol techniques in the future. The purpose of the present study was to assess the ethyl acetate, acetone and methanol extracts of Andrographis paniculata, Eclipta prostrata and Tagetes erecta leaves tested ...

Nowadays, there is an increased sustained interest in the production of plant-based-drugs for the treatment of many diseases. Moreover, people are welcoming traditional medicines to overcome mild/serious illness. Due to increase in the thrust for the production of plant-based antimicrobials, the present study was performed on Carica papaya leaves. The leaf extract was prepared by using acetone,...

1'-Acetoxychavicol acetate (ACA) is a phenylpropanoid present in Alpinia galanga (L) Willd syn. Languas galanga. The objective of this study was to isolate 1'-Acetoxychavicol acetate (ACA) from acetone extract of Alpinia galanga (AEAG) and evaluate anti-arthritic activity of 1'-Acetoxychavicol acetate (ACA) and acetone extract of Alpinia galanga (AEAG) on complete Freund’s Adjuvant-induced arth...

Curcuma amada is medicinal plant which is used in several traditional medicines to cure various diseases. Curcuma amada has been shown to possess anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antitumor properties. In this investigation, it had been planned to study its anticancer properties in BHK-21 cells. Acetone, Methanol, Ethanol and aqueous extracts of the rhizomes of Curcuma amada were screened for ...

The anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties of artemisinin derived from water, methanol, ethanol, or acetone extracts of Artemisia annua L. were evaluated. All 4 artemisinin-containing extracts had anti-inflammatory effects. Of these, the acetone extract had the greatest inhibitory effect on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and proinfla...

Swietenia mahagoni belongs to Meliaceae family, native to West Indies. The plant is commonly known as “mahogani.’’ This timber tree is mainly cultivated in tropical zones such as India, Malaysia and Southern China. In the present study, Crude aqueous, chloroform and acetone extracts of Swietenia mahagoni seeds were evaluated for in-vitro anthelmintic activity on the Indian adult earthworms Pher...

The Italian traditional dry-cured ham (Parma ham) shows a stable bright red color that is achieved without the use of nitrite and/or nitrate. In this study we examined the pigment spectroscopically, fluoroscopically and by using HPLC and ESI-HR-MASS analysis. Porphyrin derivative other than acid hematin were contained in the HCl-containing acetone extract from Parma ham. A strong fluorescence p...

Felicia muricata is a medicinal plant used for the management of different human and livestock diseases in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The antioxidant potential of the leaves from this herb was investigated using its water, methanol, acetone and ethanol extracts. All the extracts were rich in phenols, proanthocyanidins and flavonols but low in flavonoids. The water extract exhibi...