The present study is carried out for the evaluation of anti-HIV-1 effect of Dimocarpus longan extracts and also the investigation of the phytoconstituents from the extracts. Chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol 80% extracts of Dimocarpus longan aerial parts were tested for their antiHIV-1 activity using the syncytia formation assay. Ethyl acetate from Dimocarpus longan aerial parts extract ha...

microorganisms has positive role on seed germination and growth of plants. In the present study, its efficacy on seed germination and seedling growth of Albizia lebbeck in the nursery was studied. The seeds were sown in polybags filled with a mixture of forest soil and cow dung (3:1) and treated with 0.1%, 0.5%, 1%, 2%, 5% and 10% concentrations of MI. Most of the parameters studied (seed germi...

BACKGROUND Silver nanoparticles (AgNP), the most popular nano-compounds, possess unique properties. Albizia adianthifolia (AA) is a plant of the Fabaceae family that is rich in saponins. The biological properties of a novel AgNP, synthesized from an aqueous leaf extract of AA (AA(AgNP)), were investigated on A549 lung cells. Cell viability was determined by the MTT assay. Cellular oxidative sta...

Weight loss, stunted growth, and death caused by gastrointestinal parasites are major constraints to livestock productivity, especially in tropical and developing countries where regular use, and misuse, of anthelmintics has led to nematode resistance. Albizia anthelmintica Brong. (Fabaceae) is traditionally employed throughout East Africa to treat helminth parasitosis in livestock. Reported ef...