Genotoxic effects of lead (0-20μM) were investigated in whole-plant roots of Vicia faba L., grown hydroponically under controlled conditions. Lead-induced DNA damage in V. faba roots was evaluated by use of the comet assay, which allowed the detection of DNA strand-breakage and with the V. faba micronucleus test, which revealed chromosome aberrations. The results clearly indicate that lead indu...

Medicinal plants have played a vital role in drug production. Using plant extracts directly has proved to be risk-free. In the current studies, Crude extracts of Caralluma fimbriata stem were used to investigate its antibacterial activity along with their phytochemical screening .Antibacterial assay was carried out by agar disc diffusion technique. Zones of inhibition around the bacterial colon...

objective(s) the objective of this study was to determine the effect of aqueous extract of origanum vulgare l. ssp. viridis (org) on discrimination learning and long term potentiation (ltp) in ca1 region of the rat hippocampus. materials and methods a group of adult male wistar rats weighing 275±25 g received aqueous extract of org (150, 300, 450 mg/kg/day) by intraperitoneal injection for one ...

In the present study, antioxidant potential of the different extract of the whole plant of Aerva tomentosa Forsk. was evaluated by using 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging assay and total phenolic contents was analyzed using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent method. The methanol extract showed significant activity in antioxidant assay compared to other successive extracts such as peteth...

The effects of ethylene evolved from ethephon on leaf and whole plant photosynthesis in Xanthium strumarium L. were examined. Ethylene-induced epinasty reduced light interception by the leaves of ethephon treated plants by up to 60%. Gas exchange values of individual, attached leaves under identical assay conditions were not inhibited even after 36 hours of ethylene exposure, although treated l...