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Nutraceuticals have received considerable interest because of their presumed safety. The Present article focuses on the need for consuming appropriate diets, health issues surrounding the failure to adhere to the known healthy eating models, development of new nutraceuticals / functional foods/food supplements with novel health benefits, elucidation mechanisms of action of these products, to define and understand the analytical, formulation and regulatory aspects of nutraceutical. This article may act as a tool to abreast of the recent developments in nutraceutical...
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Objective: The main objective of this study is to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of hydroethanolic extract of the entire plant except for the roots and flowers of Delosperma cooperi (Family: Aizoaceae), also known as hard ice-plant by in -vitro protein denaturation method. However, the anti-inflammatory effects of D. cooperi has not been studied. Method: The D. cooperi were extracted by the soxhlation method by using the hydroethanolic solution (60; 40) ratio. Then the extract was evaporated to dryness in order to yield dried crude extract of D. cooperi. The preliminary studies of phytochemicals were done for the confirmation of the presence of active constituents for the effective pharmacological activity. The anti-inflammatory activity was analyzed by using chicken’s egg albumin denaturation method (in-vitro). The hydroethanolic extract was found to have a high ability to inhibit protein denaturation that was evaluated by using a UV spectrophotometer. Result: The extracts of D. cooperi exhibited concentration-dependent protein (Albumin) denaturation inhibition. The effect of the test sample was found to be good when compared...
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Biopesticides, including entomopathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematoid’s, and secondary plant metabolites, are gaining increasing importance as they are alternatives to chemical pesticides and are a major component of many pest control programs. The virulence of various biopesticides such as nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV), bacteria, and plant products was tested under laboratory conditions very successfully, and the selected ones were also evaluated under field conditions with major...
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Starch is a natural polymer and is a group of polysaccharides composed of glucopyranose units joined together by glycosidic linkages. Starch is an important polysaccharide extensively used in many industries like food, cosmetics, paper, textile, pharmaceutical, etc. It is found to be present in appreciable quantity in stem, roots, leaves, seeds, fruits, and tubers. Hence this study was conducted to isolate and characterize starch from the tuber of Antigonon leptopus species. In this work, starch from Antigonon leptopus tubers was extracted, and % starch yield was calculated as well as evaluated for its macroscopic characters, Preliminary phytochemical screening of aqueous extract for the presence of carbohydrate, tannins, saponins, and flavonoids. The result showed that there was a sufficient amount of starch yield. The compound microscope showed the presence of round and oval-shaped small and large starch particles, single as well as in groups. The diamond and prism-shaped calcium oxalate crystals were also seen. Thus, starch of tuber Antigonon leptopus species shows good properties and could serve as alternatives for...
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Resveratrol (3, 5, 4′-trihydroxy stilbene) is a type of natural phenol, produced by several plants in response to injury or under attack by pathogens. These phytoalexin compounds are thought to have antioxidant, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory properties. Although resveratrol is commonly used as a dietary supplement, there is no conclusive evidence of whether or not resveratrol could be a viable treatment in humans. Despite the richness of in-vitro and in-vivo research, which confirms its potential therapeutic effects, there is insufficient clinical evidence on its beneficial results in humans. In this review, we have focused on the mechanism of action of resveratrol and on clinical trials that have evaluated the efficacy of reseveratrol in cancer, cardiovascular diseases and neurodegenerative...
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