Fenugreek seed ethanolic extract inhibited formation of advanced glycation end products scavenging reactive carbonyl intermediates.

Senescence is a natural phenomenon of growing old. It accelerates under certain conditions like diabetes mellitus resulting in early decline of bodily functions, which can be avoided by many claimed functional foods. The present study aims to investigate the anti-aging ability of Fenugreek seeds (; a common ingredient of Indo-Pak cuisines.

Isolation of tyrosine derived phenolics and their possible beneficial role in anti-inflammatory and antioxidant potential of .

The methanolic extract of aerial parts of showed significant antioxidant activity in DPPH assay. It was subjected to bioassay guided fractionation affording more active ethyl acetate fraction which on further purification led to the isolation and identification of a series of bioactive phenolic compounds having important biosynthetic relationship. Of these, 4-hydroxyphenethyl henicosanoate (tithonoid) is a new compound.

Cytotoxic, embryotoxic, insecticidal and anti-microbial activities of standardized Areca catechu nut.

The study was aimed at evaluating various biological actions of widely consumed Areca catechu nut. The nut's ethanolic extract exhibited cytotoxicity (lung cancer cell line), embryotoxicity (chick embryo), phytotoxicity (Lemna minor), insecticidal (Rhyzopertha dominica), anti-bacterial (Pseudomonas aeruginosa), anti-fungal (Microsporum canis) and mitogenic (human blood lymphocytes) actions. The standardization results revealed presence of 1.

Synthesis, molecular modelling and biological evaluation of tetrasubstituted thiazoles towards cholinesterase enzymes and cytotoxicity studies.

Alzheimer is a neurodegenerative disease and requires the development of new scaffold to treat it. In this regard, thiazoles derivative are playing their significant role. In the current research paper we have focused our attention for the development of tetrasubstituted thiazole (3a-h) derivatives using domino synthesis by mixing the thiourea as a precursor, with acetophenone in the presence of iodine and tosic acid in DMSO and refluxed for 12-22 h.

Identification of new potent inhibitor of aldose reductase from Ocimum basilicum.

Recent efforts to develop cure for chronic diabetic complications have led to the discovery of potent inhibitors against aldose reductase (AKR1B1, EC 1.1.1.

Facile dimethyl amino group triggered cyclic sulfonamides synthesis and evaluation as alkaline phosphatase inhibitors.

Owing to the biological importance of cyclic sulfonamides (sultams), herein we report a new, facile and cost-effective method for the synthesis of sultams that makes use of a reaction between dansyl amide and easily accessible benzaldehydes under mildly acidic conditions. All compounds were obtained in good yields (69-96%). Consequently a series of cyclic sulfonamides (7a-7n) was synthesized and characterized using FTIR, MS and NMR spectroscopy, crystal structure of compound 7b has also been determined.

Cinnamomum cassia: an implication of serotonin reuptake inhibition in animal models of depression.

The aim of the study was to explore the traditional use of Cinnamomum cassia against depression. The standardised methanolic extract of the bark of C. cassia was evaluated for antidepressant activity using various behavioural tests, i.

Evaluation of the antimycobacterium activity of the constituents from Ocimum basilicum against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Ocimum basilicum belongs to the genus Ocimum (Lamiaceae). Many species of this genus including O. basilicum have been traditionally used for the treatment of a variety of diseases including respiratory diseases and symptoms of tuberculosis.

Flavonoid and cardenolide glycosides and a pentacyclic triterpene from the leaves of Nerium oleander and evaluation of cytotoxicity.

A pentacyclic triterpene, oleanderocioic acid, two flavonoidal glycosides, quercetin-5-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)]-β-D-glucopyranoside and kaempferol-5-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside, and a cardenolide, oleandigoside, together with 11 known compounds, were isolated from the leaves of Nerium oleander. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis. The growth inhibitory and cytotoxic activities of eight compounds were evaluated against the MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line using a sulforhodamine B assay.