Betulinic, ursolic and oleanolic acids isolated from the aerial parts of Eriope blanchetii (Lamiaceae) were subjected to different esterification reactions, yielding 12 C-3 position ester derivatives. All compounds were identified using spectroscopic techniques, such as IR, 1H-NMR and MS. The derivatives were further investigated for their antioxidant level, Artemia salina lethality and antimic...

Extinction of populations occurs naturally, but global extinction rates are accelerating, making understanding extinction a high priority for conservation. Extinction in experimental populations of brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) was measured to assess hypothesized extinction processes. Greater initial population size, greater maximum population size supported by the environment, and lower v...

BACKGROUND Several organisms display dormancy and developmental arrest at embryonic stages. Long-term survival in the dormant form is usually associated with desiccation, orthodox plant seeds and Artemia cysts being well documented examples. Several aquatic invertebrates display dormancy during embryonic development and survive for tens or even hundreds of years in a hydrated form, raising the ...

This study was designed to examine the nutritional composition, antioxidant activity and medium lethal concentration (LC50 value) of Tamarindus indica L. pulp and seed extracts in vitro. The extraction was set at 40◦C, 60◦C and 100◦C for 12 hours, 6 hours and 15 minutes respectively to determine the optimum extraction parameter whereas the anti-oxidant activity of the extracts was measured usin...

the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of enrichment of artemia with sea weed extract (padina sp.) on the survival and growth rates of post larvae of western white shrimp (litopenaeus vannamei). this investigation was conducted in the shrimp research center, bushehr, iran. the experimental design was done in three dietary treatments with three replications which were conducted in 9 w...

Daun Ekor Kucing (Acalypha hispida Burm.f.) merupakan jenis tanaman hias yang telah dikenal masyarakat Indonesia untuk pengobatan, namun belum ada penelitian meneliti toksisitas akut daun ekor kucing. Tanaman ini mengandung senyawa alkaloid dan flavonoid. Tujuan dari adalah mengetahui potensi ketoksikan ekstrak etanol kucing (A. terhadap larva Artemia salina Leach dengan metode Brine Shrimp Let...