Millingtonia hortensis is widely distributed tree which belongs to Bignoniaceae family, commonly used as a folk medicine, having anti epileptic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, larvicidal and anticancer activities. In the present study, purification and characterization of bioactive compound(s) from methanolic extract of the leaves of Millingtonia hortensis were carried out using silica gel column ...

Curcumin is a bioactive compound from turmeric which has different biological properties and health benefits such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities. However, the low solubility, poor bioavailability, and rapid degradation under neutral or alkaline pH conditions or when exposed to light, limit the food applications of curcumin. These problems can be solv...

marine streptomyces are prolific producers of majority of bioactive secondary metabolites which are used in pharmaceutical industry as effective drugs against life threatening diseases. the cytotoxic activity of the pure compound 1, 2- benzene dicarboxylic acid, mono 2- ethylhexyl ester (dmehe) from marine derived actinomycete streptomyces sp. vitsjk8 was investigated against mouse embryonic fi...

An endophytic fungus isolated from the plant Cinnamomum mollissimum was investigated for the bioactivity of its metabolites. The fungus, similar to a Phoma sp., was cultured in potato dextrose broth for two weeks, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The crude extract obtained was fractionated by high-performance liquid chromatography. Both crude extract and fractions were assayed for cyt...

In the present study, possible cytochrome enzyme inhibition potential of Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa fruit and its bioactive compound was evaluated. Interaction potential of Aegle marmelos extract was evaluated through CYP450carbonmonoxide complex (CYP450-CO) assay. Additionally, influence on individual major human cytochrome P450 drug metabolizing enzymes such as CYP3A4, CYP2D6, CYP2C9 and CYP1...

Cyanobacteria are well known for their production of a multitude of highly toxic substances . The genus Stigomena is regarded as good candidates for producing biologically active secondary metabolites, which are highly toxic to humans and other animals. The carcass of a dog was found at the shore of Lake Ali-Abad, Iran. Biomass from the discovery site appeared to be of cyanobacterial nature. We...