Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of chloroform, acetone and methanolic extracts of Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae) flowers were tested against various pathogens such as Salmonella paratyphi, S. paratyphi A, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus thuringiensis, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Phytoc...

CAD/CAM (computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing) in implant dentistry has broadened their application areas into treatment planning, implant placement and restorations. Due to the multitude and complexity of developing techniques, it is challenging to choose the optimal method for each patient. Therefore, this clinical report describes a method of restoring an edentulous maxilla by ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. To date, improvements in hormonal and cytotoxic therapies have not yet led to a sustained remission or cure. In the present study, we investigated the in vitro and in vivo antitumor activities of a novel Calotropis procera protein (CP-P) isolated from root bark. CP-P protein inhibited the proliferation and induced apoptosis of breast cancer c...

Catharanthus roseus (L.).G. Don, a highly valued medicinal plant suffers from a serious disease. A survey on the symptom and severity of the leaf blight of C. roseus was performed in the nurseries of the Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences (IFESCU), Bangladesh Council of Industrial Research (BCSIR) and Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI), Bangladesh. An observation was also...

ABSTRACT A great challenge of scientific research with carrot in semi-arid regions is obtaining the best productive characteristics and economic conditions by optimizing green manure amounts using spontaneous species from Caatinga biome, such as hairy woodrose (Merremia aegyptia L.) roostertree (Calotropis procera Ait.). Therefore, this work aimed to agronomically economically optimize producti...

Crinum abyssinicum and Calotropis procera were traditionally used for the treatment of different diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, hepatitis B, skin infection, anticancer, asthma, fever, diarrhea. The structures compounds characterized by 1H NMR, 13C DEPT-135 spectra. Compounds 1-3 reported herein first time from species C. abyssinicum. DCM/MeOH (1:1) MeOH roots extracts showed significa...

The genus Cheilosia (Diptera: Syrphidae: Rhingiini) of Nepal is reviewed. We recorded 37 species Cheilosia, which 29 are described here. Twenty-six the new classified to a subgenus: (Cheilosia) angusta sp. nov., C. (C.) falcata hauseri maculata pica pilivena spinosa spuria weiperti (Montanocheila) albipicta (M.) alpha brevimontana gilva minuscula nigella pernigra picta (Floccocheila) collis (F....

Background: Maize plants are infested with many insect pests. The corn borer, namely: the greater sugarcane borer (the pink borer), Sesamia cretica Led. is one of most injurious insects infesting maize in Egypt and all over world. Results: Results illustrated that mortality percentage within 48 hours S. after feeding 4th instar larvae on leaves treated various plant extracts alcohol or petroleu...