Vibrio harveyi is amongst the most important bacterial pathogens in aquaculture. Novel methods to control this pathogen are needed since many strains have acquired resistance to antibiotics. We previously showed that quorum sensing-disrupting furanones are able to protect brine shrimp larvae against vibriosis. However, a major problem of these compounds is that they are toxic toward higher orga...

Rhizomes of Neopicrorhiza scrophularii flora and roots Rheum australe were collected from the alpine regions Jumla district Nepal. The phytochemical analysis methanolic extract these plants revealed presence polyphenols, flavonoids, quinones, saponins, tannins. total phenolic flavonoid content in extracts N. scrophulariiflora estimated to be 141.27±1.414 mg GAE/gm 43.48±5.476 QE/gm respectively...

Cacao is a plant that belongs to the Malvaceae family. The n-hexane extract of cocoa pod husks (Theobroma cacao L) and its fraction was determined for cytotoxic activity by Brine Shrimp Lethality Test (BSLT) method which showed very strong activity. Isolation chemical components from Theobroma L. 7.4 (TCH 7.4) TCH 9.1 subfraction obtained with LC50 value 20.39 ppm 5.52 ppm, respectively. compou...

Eremostachys pulvinaris (family: Labiatae), one of the 60 species of the genus Eremostachys, occurs mainly in central Asian countries, e.g. Iran, Armenia, Ashgabad and the USSR. The rhizomes of this plant were collected from Tabriz in Azarbaijan province during September-October 2003. There is no report on any previous phytochemical investigation on E. pulvinaris available todate, phytochemical...