conclusions from the results, it was concluded that agricultural lands around pakistan council of scientific and industrial research (pcsir) campus lahore were rich sources of industrially important streptomyces, especially s. avermitilis. results the 10 selected isolates were identified as the avermectin-producing strain by fermentation and characterized on isp2 medium for aerial and reverse s...

background & objectives: nanotechnology is one of great important part of technology. nanoparticles can be used in different applications for industrial, medical, military and personal use. the objectives of this study were preparation of polystyrene/zno nanocomposite films via a simple method and investigation of antibacterial activity of them. methods: polystyrene /zno nanoparticle (ps/n...

Novel targets for the management of HIV infection have become increasingly relevant in view of extensive drug resistance, side effects and high pill burden of some of the conventional anti-retroviral agents. These agents include chemokine receptor antagonists and the integrase inhibitors which were recently approved for HIV treatment, as well as numerous other agents directed to previously unte...

N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) has been proposed as an additional therapeutic agent for AIDS patients because it reduces human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication in stimulated CD4+ lymphocytes, and it ameliorates immunological reactivity. In a randomized, 180-day, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial performed with HIV-infected patients classified as A2 and A3 according to the crite...

BACKGROUND Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) using Highly Active Anti-retroviral Therapy (HAART) has led to considerable reduction in morbidity and mortality associated with human Immune deficiency virus (HIV) infection. This has led to increased life expectancy in HIV infected individuals on one hand, and side effects of chronic administration of these drugs on the other. One of such untoward effe...

herbal medicine can be a valuable source of assistance for traditional medicine. there are a number of herbs that can be used in conjunction with modern medicine. herbs can also be taken to aid recovery from serious diseases. although one should never aim to treat diseases such as cardiovascular disease solely with herbal medicine, the value of herbs used in tandem with modern medicine cannot b...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is the major problem in the world. Nowadays, new anti-retroviral drugs are extracted from medicinal plants, make an important role to supersede synthetic drugs with different side effects. In this study, we studied the Salix aegyptiaca L extract, Iranian herb, as an anti-HIV drug with anti-retroviral effects. We used a single cycle replicable (SCR) H...

background: fillet is a popular part of chicken carcass which its high perishability is an economic problem. the present research was designed to study the microbial, chemical, and sensorial properties of chicken fillets coated by gelatin-carboxymethyl cellulose (cmc) film containing essential oil (eo) of bene (pistacia atlantica). methods: the chicken fillets were coated by gelatin-cmc film co...

results gelatin films exhibited good tensile strength and elongation at break, water solubility, swelling, and water vapor permeability. incorporation of tam into the gelatin films caused a significant decrease in tensile strength and swelling, and a significant increase in elongation at break, water solubility, water vapor permeability and whiteness of the films. gelatin films exhibited low an...

conclusions the current study results showed that silver nanoparticles produced by plantago ovata seed extract had an antibacterial effect on staphylococcus aureus which was resistant against cefixime, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and penicillin. results the silver nanoparticles revealed gaussian distributions with the average diameter of 13 nm with some deviations, and results showed that the...