An ethyl anthranilate azopigment of bilirubin conjugated to fi-D-monoglucoside was isolated from dog gall-bladder bile. Glucose was cleaved from the azopigment by treatment with IJ-glucosidase and f6-glucuronidase. Mild alkaline hydrolysis of the compound by sodium methoxide yielded two kinds of compounds, water-soluble and organic-soluble. The former were shown, by enzymic analysis, t.l.c., nu...

Plants have been an important source of medicine for thousands of years. One of the ancient medicinal plant is aloevera. It has been described as a portable Nature’s first aid kit that is an effective, inexpensive first-aid solution for all minor burns and scalds. Aloevera is known for its many health benefits. Over the past decade, interest in drugs derived from medicinal plants has markedly i...