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Pharmacognosy Magazine
Volume 16, Issue 5S
2020 · pp. S443–S449 · 20 articles
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 5S
- Published
- 2020
- Pages
- S443–S449
- Articles
- 20
- Sections
- 1
- ISSN
- Print - 0973-1296, Online - 0976-4062
- Journal
- PM
In this issue
Original Article
- Article
Priyanka Bansal, Uma Bhandari, Sayeed Ahmad
pp. S443–S449 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_77_20 · 2020
Objectives: This study was designed to isolate and characterize embelin from Embelia ribes and further to assess its role in alleviating oxidative stress and chronic inflammation in the high‑fat diet (HFD) fed obese C57B…
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Prashant Kaushik, Pankaj Kumar, Shashi Kumar
pp. S450–S454 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_537_19 · 2020
Objective: The function of SmHQT is not well determined in the eggplant fruit, and the fruit agroinfiltration procedure is not standardized for eggplant. Materials and Methods: Here, the overexpression of SmHQT in the eg…
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Min Ju Lee, Ju Hee Nam, Jeong Ho Jeong, Il Rae Rho
pp. S455–S461 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_549_19 · 2020
Objectives: We aimed to analyze the contents of five antioxidants in leaves and branches of R. coreanus using different extraction method. Materials and Methods: R. coreanus were cultivated at the research farm of the Gy…
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N. S. Sonia, Thomas George
pp. S462–S466 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_116_20 · 2020
Objective: The present study is done with the aim of identifying the maturity stage of milk yam tuber containing maximum concentration of umbelliferone – a coumarin present in the tubers. Materials and Methods: Umbellife…
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Muthu Kumaradoss Mohanmarugaraja, Agilandeswari Devarajan, Muthu Kumaradoss Kathiravan
pp. S467–S473 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_150_20 · 2020
Objectives: Breast cancer seems to be more common in the younger age group. Considering the deviation of the younger group from the traditional food habits as one of the many reasons of breast cancer incidence, rasam was…
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Pritha Bose, Shakti P Pattanayak, Amiya Priyam
pp. S474–S485 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_223_20 · 2020
Objectives: In this study we formulated novel pentagonal plasmonic silver nanoparticles as folate receptor targeted light responsive nano‑delivery platform for a potent coumarin derivative, Herniarin to improve its thera…
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Paranthaman Ramakrishnan, Chakkaravarthi Kamalanathan, Vidyalakshmi Rajagopal
pp. S486–S491 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_422_19 · 2020
Objectives: The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of reversed‑phase high‑performance liquid chromatography conditions for the determination of flavonoids in the plant extract. Methods: The analytical c…
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Wilawan Promprom, Wannachai Chatan, Phukphon Munglue
pp. S492–S497 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_443_19 · 2020
Objectives: To compare the estrogenic activity and lipid profile of ethanol extracts of leaves of Vitex pinnata L. with 17 β‑estradiol in bilaterally ovariectomized (OVX) rats. Methods: Ethanol extracts were analyzed by …
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S. Pandi Prabha, S. Sadhana, C. Karthik, D. G. Caroline
pp. S498–S505 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_234_20 · 2020
Background: Obesity is a metabolic disorder that has reached pandemic proportions worldwide. Phytol, a diterpene isoprenoid alcohol found as an integral part of chlorophyll of plants, algae, and guts of ruminant animals,…
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Waranya Chatuphonprasert, Tharita Kitisripanya, Waraporn Putalun, Isabella Ellinger, Kanokwan Jarukamjorn
pp. S506–S512 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_164_20 · 2020
Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare the effects of PM and the CYP1A inducer β‑naphthoflavone (BNF) on the expression of CYP1, aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), AHR nuclear translocator (ARNT), and the t…
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Arvind Kumar, Elizabeth Quintero Rueda, Jairo Rene Martínez, Raquel Elvira Ocazionez, Elena E. Stashenko
pp. S513–S516 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_218_20 · 2020
Objectives: The current study was designed to investigate the phytochemicals from the steam‑distilled residual biomass of thymol‑ and carvacrol‑rich L. origanoides chemotypes and to evaluate their in vitro cytotoxic acti…
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Debabrata Misra, Manab Mandal, Narendra Nath Ghosh, Vivekananda Mandal
pp. S517–S523 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_386_19 · 2020
Objectives: To evaluate the optimized extraction methods and solvents for antibacterial activity and their characterization by gas chromatography‑mass spectrometry (GC‑MS). Materials and Methods: Extractions from the aer…
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Priyadurairaj Priyadurairaj, Palagati Rohith Kumar Reddy, Palaniyandi Thiruvanavukkarasu, Sindhu Rajesh, Suganya Karunakaran, Rajeswary Hari
pp. S524–S530 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_117_20 · 2020
Background: The present study was aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of the methanolic extract of <em>Cissus quadrangularis</em> (MECQ) in experimental animal models. Materials and Methods: …
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G. H. Akhil, Bibu John Kariyil, G. D. Akshatha, S.V. Vasudhar Bhatt, G. Dhanusha, Reni John
pp. S531–S539 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_123_20 · 2020
Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate the anticancer activity of methanol extract of germinated seeds of H. vulgare (MGHV) against MDA‑MB‑231 TNBC cells, quantify hordenine in MGHV, and derive the probable targ…
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Srinivasan Marimuthu, G. P. Pratap, Goli Penchala Prasad, Shyam Baboo Prasad, Anupam Kumar Mangal, N. Srikanth
pp. S540–S545 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_23_20 · 2020
Objectives: The present study aims to compare three different varieties of A. precatorius which includes the species of white, black, and red which are used to study DNA barcoding marker and phylogenetic analysis. Materi…
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Prasanna Rajagopalan, Shadma Wahab, Ayed A. Dera, Harish C. Chandramoorthy, Safia Irfan, Ayyub Ali Patel, Shahabe Saquib Abullias, Gaffar Sarwar Zaman, Irfan Ahmad
pp. S546–S552 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_90_20 · 2020
Aim: Need for novel agents that fight oral squamous cancer is on constant demand. The current study aims in the identification of active phytochemical ingredients from Salvia officinalis leaf extract (SOLE) and evaluatio…
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Harpreet Singh, Satyajeet Das, Pramodkumar P Gupta, Sagar Batra, Richa Prakash, Vijay Kumar Srivastava, Anupam Jyoti, Vikas Gupta, S. L. Kothari, Sanket Kaushik
pp. S553–S560 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_99_20 · 2020
Objective: Looking at the increasing number of infections caused by Ef, it is essential to develop alternative strategies to fight against Ef. In this regard, homoserine kinase (HSK) is an important enzyme of threonine b…
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Bahaa Al‑Trad, Mazhar Al Zoubi, Mu’ath Migdady, Jamil Lahham, Alaa AA Aljabali, Malek Shehab, Sahar Alomari, Mahmoud A Al‑Qudah, Janti Qar, Riyadh Muhaidat, Ahmad El‑Oqlah, Murtaza M. Tambuwala
pp. S561–S565 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_216_20 · 2020
Objectives: The present study aimed to address the effects of EO and EE on experimentally‑induced BPH in rats. Materials and Methods: Four experimental groups were assigned with six rats in each group, including the corn…
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Hanjun Liu, Haixiu Zhang, Minyan Dang, Yukiat Lin, Hui Yan
pp. S566–S572 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_397_19 · 2020
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the photoprotective potential of Viburnum grandiflorum (VG) against ultraviolet‑B radiation‑induced responses in HaCaT cells. The HaCaT cells were pretreated with VG prior ult…
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Nootchanat Mairuae, Poonlarp Cheepsunthorn, Benjaporn Buranrat
pp. S573–S577 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_44_20 · 2020
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl. or Rang Chuet (RC) extracts on reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‑a…