Introduction: In this study, we evaluated the antidiabetic and antidiabetogenic effect of saffron against diabetes induced by artificial dye tartrazine on normal male rats. Methods: Dried saffron was macerated for 12 hours in distilled water before usage and crude extract was used to treat male rats. Rats were divided into 5 groups consisted of 6 rats and treatment was performed daily a...

Tartrazine is an azo dye that widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industry. It also known to have a potential impact on human health. Reports indicate possible carcinogenic mutagenic effects of dye. Joint expert WHO/ FAO committee additives, Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) defined permissible limits for use tartrazine fermented products, including probiotic drinks, yet finds wide usa...

ZnO- nanoparticles with an average particle size of 24 nm were successfully synthesized using the microwave assisted sol- gel technique. Structural and morphological properties of the nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Energy disperse spectrum (EDS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The band gap ene...

ZnO- nanoparticles with an average particle size of 24 nm were successfully synthesized using the microwave assisted sol- gel technique. Structural and morphological properties of the nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Energy disperse spectrum (EDS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The band gap ene...

Tartrazine is one of the most widely used artificial foods, drugs and cosmetic dyes. It is a nitrous derivative and is known to cause allergic reactions such as asthma and urticaria, as well as having been the focus of studies on mutagenesis and carcinogenesis due to its transformation into aromatic amine sulfanilic acid after being metabolized by the gastrointestinal microflora. 45 male Wistar...

Incorporation of the coloring agent, tartrazine and curcumin affects healthy physiological system leading to changes in hematology, biochemistry enzymatic activity. Consequences oral administration were explored for 15, 30 45 days female adult rat. Two doses based on admissible daily intake (ADI) 9.6 96 (high) mg/kg/body weight tartrazine, 3.85 38.5 curcumin. Phytochemicals such as saponins, gl...

Rats. Five groups of 24 Osborne-Mendel weanling rats, evenly divided by sex, were fed 5.0, 2.0, 1.0, 0.5, and 0.0% tartrazinemixed in their Purina laboratory chow diet for 2 years. Growth effect was negligible, and there was no effect on survival, hematology, or organ weights. The rats evidenced diarrhea at the 5% dosage level, slight diarrhea at the 2% level, and no diarrhea at the 1% level. T...

Tartrazine, a yellow menace, is widely being used in cosmetics, foodstuffs, medicines and textile. It is carcinogenic and also catalyzes allergic problems. In the present work the ability to remove Tartrazine from aqueous solutions has been studied using waste material-hen feathers, as adsorbent. Effects of pH, concentration of the dye, temperature and adsorbent dosage have been studied. Equili...