retarding the staling rate of baked goods is one of the most important issues which is of nutritional and economical importance. application of native plant and seed hydrocolloids and mucilages with medicinal and nutritional value is an economic solution to postpone the staling phenomenon. in this study the effect of different concentrations of basil seed mucilage (0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1% w/w...

Trigonelline, N-methyl nicotinic acid, was first noted in the seeds of Trigonella joenum-graecum (the fenugreek) (1) and has since been found in the seeds and tubers of many species (2,3) as well as in leaves of one species of pea (4). Although one may assume that trigonelline arises metabolically from nicotinic acid, definitive evidence has been lacking. In the course of several attempts to de...

in order to study the effect of natural antitranspirant compound and water stress on growth, development and essential oil content of ocimumbasilicum a factorial experiment based on completely randomized design with three replicates was conducted. 3 levels of water stress (500 as control, 375 and 250 ml/day) and 3 antitranspirant compound (chitosan, plantago mucilage and psyllium mucilage) in 3...

Polysaccharide mucilage derived from the seeds of Ocimum basilicum L. (family Lamiaceae) was investigated for use in matrix formulations containing propranolol hydrochloride. Basil mucilage was extracted and several tablets were formulated. The effect of mucilage on drug release rate was evaluated in comparison with tablets containing two kinds of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC K4M and HPM...

A morphogenetically active compound has been isolated from tissue extract of Hydractinia echinata and identified to be N-methylpicolinic acid (homarine). When applied to whole animals, homarine prevents metamorphosis from larval to adult stage and alters the pattern of adult structures. The concentration of homarine in oocytes is about 25 mM. During embryogenesis, metamorphosis and early colony...

A hypothesis of Mason & Kodicek [(1970) Biochem. J. 120, 515-521] that esterified nicotinic acid in niacytin from cereals is a precursor for trigonelline was investigated in rats. Single oral doses of niacytin resulted in the excretion of trigonelline in urine but only in rats that were niacin-deficient and were fed a cereal diet. These animals were found to have an abnormally permeable intesti...

background & aim: ocimum basilicum l. is belong to the lamiaceae family which is cultivated as a culinary, industrial and medicinal plants in some countries from thousands years ago. the seed of this plant is rich in poly un-saturated fatty acids (pufa) and produced a large amount of mucilage. experimental: the oil of seed was extracted separately and converted to fatty acids methyl esters...

application of organic manures is one of the most important strategies for plant nutrition compared to chemical fertilizers, especially in organic management of medicinal plants. in order to evaluate the effects of different organic and chemical fertilizers on yield, yield components and qualitative characteristics of isabgol (plantago ovata), a field experiment was conducted based on randomize...