Abstract Since the beginning of human civilization, plants have been a major source of medicines. The demand for herbal drugs, health goods, drugs, food supplements, cosmetics, etc. is rising. The present study reviews pharmacological effect of chemical components contained in various sections of Tinospora cardifolia. Tinospora cordifolia is a frequent application of Ayurvedic shrub. The […]
Influence of Chemical Composition on the Antioxidant Activity and Toxicity of Essential Oils of Cymbopogon nardus (l.) Rendleand Eucalyptus camaldulensis dehnh Acclimatized in Benin
Abstract Essential oils (EO) of aromatic plants have always been used by humans for healing, perfume or food. But an oil using does not always give desired results. Faced with this difference in results, it would therefore be advisable to control the chemical composition in order to optimize the biological activity of each EO. This […]
GC-MS Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Cissus quadrangularis Oil
Abstract This study was planned to identify and quantify the oil from Sudanese Cissus quadrangularis and to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of the extracted oil. Cissus quadrangularis is a perennial climber widely used in Sudanese ethnomedicine. This plant grows in warm tropics and may propagate through stem cutting. Cissus quadrangularis possesses digestive, anthelmintic and tonic […]
Chemical Constituents and Antimicrobial Activity of Sudanese Lagenaria siceraria Standley (Cucurbitaceae) Oil
Abstract In this study, the constituents and antimicrobial activity of Lagenaria siceraria oil. have been investigated. Lagenaria siceraria Standley is a common fruit vegetable in the family Cucurbitaceae. The fruit has many uses in ethnomedicine. Fruit is used as diuretic, immunosuppressant, cardio-protective and cardio-tonic.Lagenaria siceraria possesses antioxidant, hypolipidemic and hepatoprotective properties. GC- MS analysis of […]
Investigation of Bioactivities of the Extract from Bacillus subtilis RGT2
Abstract The antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties of extract from Bacillus subtilis RGT2 was examined to assess the prospective of bacteria as a source of natural products with therapeutic potential. These properties were analyzed by performing a set of standard assays. The extract obtained with ethyl acetate showed variety of components: flavonoids, polyphenols, alkaloids, steroids, […]
GC-MS Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Sudanese Nerium oleander (Apocynaceae) Oil
Abstract The chemical constituents and antimicrobial activity of Nerium oleander oil have been investigated. Nerium oleander is an evergreen small tree in the family Apocynaceae. For many years Nerium oleander has been mentioned in ancient texts and folklore medicine. All parts of the plant have been used in ethnomedicne. The leave juice is used against […]
Constituents and Antimicrobial Activity of Sudanese Albizia lebbeck (Apiaceae) Oil
Abstract This study was carried out to investigate the constituents and antimicrobial activity of Albizia lebbeck oil. This plant has a wide array of uses in phytotherapy. Leaves, bark, flowers and seeds are all used in traditional system of medicine. Albizia lebbeck is used as antinflammatory, anti-asthmatic, antiseptic and anti-dysenteric. GC- MS analysis of Albizia […]
Quantification of acrylamide levels in selected food products sold in market outlets within Enugu metropolis, Enugu State, Nigeria
Abstract Studies were carried out to evaluate the levels of acrylamide in ten processed food products (cake, fried plantain chips, fried potato chips, beans cake, chin-chin, puff-puff, cheese-box, butter pie, bread and pop corn) sold in market outlets within Enugu metropolis using Liquid Chromatography and Tandem Mass Spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) analytical technique. The mean values of […]
Effect of blanching time, temperature and potato tuber bruises on the reducing sugar levels of potato tubers sold in market outlets within Abakaliki metropolis, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Abstract Studies were carried out to evaluate the effect of blanching time, temperature and potato tuber bruises on the reducing sugar levels of potato tubers sold in market outlets within Abakaliki metropolis, Ebonyi State, using dinitrosalicyclic assay. The mean reducing sugar levels in the tuber samples with no bruise, light bruises and heavy bruises were […]
Synthesis of New Thiazolopyrimidines and 2-Alkylthiopyrimidines Derivatives
Abstract In this work, we reported the synthesis of derivative’s 2-thiopyrimidine substituted on the positions -1 and -2 by the alkyl groups. The bicyclic scaffold (6a and 6b) were obtained via condensation of 2-thiopyrimidines (4a and 4b) with dihalogenated ethane 5 in the presence of potassium carbonate. We got the 2-thioalkylpyrimidine derivatives (8a–f) with the […]