Macrophomina phaseolina is a highly problematic fungus that causes diseases in hundreds of plant species. In order to search for an alternative chemical fungicides the control this devastating pathogen, leaf extract Tabernaemontana divaricata was assessed M. phaseolina. Five concentrations methanol viz. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5% (w/v), were checked against All these significantly suppressed fungal grow...

A higher content of C16:1 n-10 has recently been reported in the preputial gland of mice with a targeted disruption of the gene encoding stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1 / mice) when compared with wild-type mice. This result has provided the first physiological evidence for the presence and regulation of a palmitoyl-CoA 6-desaturase in mammals. To investigate the putative involvement of the know...

Medicinal plants, herbs, spices and herbal remedies are integral components of alternative system of medicine since times immemorial. Cassia auriculata Linn. is a potential folklore medicinal plant (Caesalpiniaceae) used for Aurveda nad Siddha systems of medicine. In this study, fatty acid esters, fatty acid amide, triterpene, diterpene alcohols and phytol were identified as the major chemical ...

The antifungal property containing oil cakes play a significant role in reducing plant disease wide range of soil-borne pathogens. A destructive pathogen, Sclerotium rolfsii is infecting vast crops worldwide. In-vitro efficacy five different viz. mahua cake, neem pungam coconut cake and castor extracts was tested against the stem rot pathogen groundnut. Among cakes, extract produced minimum myc...

The content of fatty acids extracted from the membranes of E. coli MC 1061 harboring the wild-type dnaKdnaJ alleles and its delta dnaJ and delta dnaKdnaJ derivatives was compared. It was demonstrated that dodecanoic acid was missing in NPLs fraction extracted from both mutants grown at 42 degrees C. Phospholipids extracted from mutant strains were deprived of hexadecanoic acid methyl ester and ...

       The volatile constituents of aerial parts of Euphorbia aellenii Rech.f. and E. microsciadea Boiss. were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and GC-mass spectrometry (MS) methods. The main volatile constituents of E. aellenii were phytol isomer (47.3%), camphene (31.9%) and caryophyllene oxide (20.6%), while the major volatile components of <em...

BACKGROUND The Jatropha curcas plant or locally known as "Pokok Jarak" has been widely used in traditional medical applications. This plant is used to treat various conditions such as arthritis, gout, jaundice, wound and inflammation. However, the nature of compounds involved has not been well documented. Hence, this study was conducted to investigate the anti-inflammatory activity of different...