A combination of TLC-bioautography, MALDI-TOF-MS, and LC-MS/MS methods was used to identify flavonoids with anti-α-amylase activity in extracts L. pratensis (herb), polyphillus (fruits), T. lanceolata R. Br. S. japonica (buds). After TLC-autobiography assay, substances anti-amylase were identified by MALDI-TOF-MS followed confirmation the result LC-MS/MS. Results study revealed that apigenin, l...

Bajakah wood (Spatholobus Littoralisk Hask) is empirically used by the community to treat stomach pain, diarrhea and even believed be able cancer. Several studies have shown its activity as an antibacterial. The purpose of this study was identify compounds with antibacterial properties using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy (GCMS). method in research experimental method. plants were obtaine...

The increasing occumnce of opportunistic systemic mycoses associated with the use of immunosuppressive drugs and AIDS has led to new efforts in the search for novel antifungal compounds. At the same time, there is continuing interest in the discovery of antifungal agents which are effective against plant pathogenic fungi. Since the plant kingdom provides a useful source of lead compounds of nov...

Either the whole plant or plant products having medicinal properties are commonly known as medicinal plants. These medicinal plants are known to possess various phytochemicals, which exhibit more bioactivities such as antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer activity, etc. In this study, Aegle marmelos was collected from Chennai, crude extract of fruit and pulp of the chosen plant was subjected fo...

the present work was designed to study the antioxidant activity and to identify the main active components of the essential oil of ajowan (trachyspermum copticum) fruit. gc and gc-ms analyses of the essential oil showed the presence of eight compounds. the main constituents of the oil were thymol (43.7%), p-cymene (26.8%), and γ-terpinene (24.9%). the antioxidant and free radical scavenging act...

Background and objectives: The cholinergic deficit correlates with the severity of Alzheimer’s disease. The cholinergic function can be improved by AChE inhibitors blocking this key enzyme in the breakdown of acetylcholine. Based on traditional medicine, during two last decades the use of herbal medicinal substances in dementia therapy has been studied. Nardostachys jataman...