BACKGROUND Plants have been recognized as a good source of insecticidal agents, since they are able to produce their own defensives to insect attack. Moreover, there is a growing concern worldwide to develop pesticides with low impact to environment and non-target organisms. Hexane-soluble fraction from ethanolic crude extract from fruits of Manilkara subsericea and its triterpenes were conside...

This article reports the deliverables of experimental study on production a completely renewable biofuel from Manilkara zapota fruit and seed oil. It was attempted to synthesis ethyl ester oil using bioethanol synthesized decayed fruit. Bioethanol produced through fermentation fruit, waste skin, pulp with Saccharomyces cerevisiae then distilled at 72°C. The yield noted as 10.45% (v/w). 95.09% p...

Background Oral allergy syndrome to sapodilla plum is caused by a 21 kD allergen existing as two isoforms: an acidic thaumatin-like protein (TLP-1) and a basic thaumatin-like protein (TLP-2). The composite sequence of TLP-1 comprising the N-terminal sequence 1-7 (A-T-F-D-V/I-V-N-) and the deduced sequence 8-207 (GenBank JN624813.1) was used for this analysis. The major objective of this study w...

Mucilage isolated from seeds of Manilkara zapota (Linn.) P. Royen syn. is a plant growing naturally in the forests of India. This mucilage is yet to be commercially exploited, and characterized as polymer. Various physicochemical methods like particle size analysis, scanning electron microscopy, thermal analysis, gel permeation chromatography, X-ray diffraction spectrometry, zeta potential, Fou...

This study has been designed to explore in vivo the antitumuor activity of the ethyl acetate extract of leaves of Manilkara zapota (EALM) against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC). The antitumour activity of EALM against EAC was evaluated at doses of 50, 100 and 200 mg kg–1 day–1. Intraperitoneal treatment with EALM (at 100 and 200 mg kg–1 day–1) showed a significant increase in survival time and...

—The diverse graminoid-dominated savannas of Central America remain poorly described. The flora and environment of a hyperseasonal coastal savanna near Sapodilla Lagoon, Stann Creek District, Belize were examined. Percent cover and frequency using plots and line transects were used to assess the community structure. We used non-metric multidimensional scaling and correlation to describe communi...

In this study, bioactivity and application of plant latex Manilkara zapota in agriculture fields had been studied. Latex was collected, extracted characterized with TLC, UV-Vis GCMS analyses. also subjected for seed germination pot study insecticidal activity. This found to increase water holding capacity soil porosity structure improved by latex. It inducing the root formation enhances crop yi...