Comparative HPTLC analysis of shatavarin IV, sarsasapogenin, caffeic acid, β-sitosterol and lupeol in roots and cladodes of ten L. ssp. from North India.

In the present research, ten species of from North India have been analysed for secondary metabolites. The quantitative study of shatavarin IV, sarsasapogenin, caffeic acid, β-sitosterol, and lupeol in the cladodes and roots of Asparagus was conducted using a validated HPTLC method. The content of sarsasapogenin was found highest in the cladodes of (11.

Assessment of genetic diversity and population structure in wild Ziziphus species from northwest India using SSR marker technique.

Background: Ziziphus species particularly Ziziphus mauritiana and Ziziphus nummularia constitute an important part of genetic resources in India. They contribute economically as a fruit crop with lots of morphological and pomological variability. In current study, 48 accessions belonging to two wild Ziziphus species, i.

Analysis of genetic diversity and population structure in Asparagus species using SSR markers.

Background: Various Asparagus species constitute the significant vegetable and medicinal genetic resource throughout the world. Asparagus species serve as important commodity of food and pharmaceutical industries in India. A diverse collection of Asparagus species from different localities of Northwest India was investigated for its genetic diversity using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers.

HPTLC Analysis of Schrad. and Wendl., a Medicinal Herb.

In the present study, HPTLC is used to detect the presence and amount of triterpenoids and phytosterols in different plant parts (fruit, stem, leaf, and root) of Schrad. and Wendl.; such analysis is done for the first time.

Quantification of withaferin-A and withanolide-A in diploid ( = 12) and tetraploid cytotypes ( = 24) of "Rassbhary", L.

During the present study an analytical method based on reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography photodiode array detection method was developed for simultaneous determination of withaferin-A and withanolide-A in plant parts of two cytotypes (diploid  = 12 & tetraploid  = 24) of . All the plant parts were extracted in different solvent solutions i.e.

Simultaneous Determination of Phenolic Compounds in (Forssk.) Decne. by Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC-DAD-UV).

During the present study, an endeavor has been made to produce a simple, rapid, and simultaneous method for determination of phenolic compounds by using high-performance liquid chromatography in aerial parts of (Forssk.) Decne. collected from the Indian Thar Desert.

Development and characterization of novel microsatellite markers in Trillium govanianum: a threatened plant species from North-Western Himalaya.

Trillium govanianum is a temperate forest understory plant species of high value belonging to the family Melanthiaceae. It is endemic to Himalayan region and facing a bottleneck situation due to reckless extractions from its natural strands. In the present study, 21 microsatellite markers were developed and characterized in 20 accessions of T.

Anticonvulsant activity and acute neurotoxic profile of Achyranthes aspera Linn.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Root powder of Achyranthes aspera Linn. (A. aspera) belongs to family Amaranthaceae is used in Indian traditional medicine for the management of epilepsy and its efficacy is widely acclaimed among the different rural communities.

New chromosome reports in Lamiaceae of Kashmir (Northwest Himalaya), India.

Meiotic studies and chromosome data are imperative in order to have an overall germplasm evaluation of a taxon. In the present effort, the meiotic study is carried out in 48 populations belonging to 26 species of Lamiaceae collected from their natural habitats in Kashmir Himalaya, which forms an important part of Northwest Himalaya. Chromosome counts in the five species viz.

Development of novel SSR markers for evaluation of genetic diversity and population structure in Tribulus terrestris L. (Zygophyllaceae).

Tribulus terrestris L., commonly called puncture vine and gokhru, is an important member of Zygophyllaceae. The species is highly important in context to therapeutic uses and provides important active principles responsible for treatment of various diseases and also used as tonic.

Cytomictic anomalous male meiosis and 2n pollen grain formation in Mertensia echioides Benth. (Boraginaceae) from Kashmir Himalaya.

Presently Mertensia echioides Benth. (Boraginaceae) collected from Kashmir Himalaya, India, is cytologically analyzed for the first time revealing 2n = 2x = 24 (diploid). Interestingly we found 4.

Meiotic studies in some species of tribe Cichorieae (Asteraceae) from Western Himalayas.

The present paper deals with meiotic studies in 15 species belonging to 6 genera of the tribe Cichorieae from various localities of Western Himalayas. The chromosome number has been reported for the first time in Hieracium crocatum (2n = 10) and Lactuca lessertiana (2n = 2x = 16). Further, intraspecific variability has been reported for the first time in H.

Cytology of five species of subfamily Papaveroideae from the Western Himalayas.

During the present course, population-based meiotic studies were carried out on five species of subfamily Papaveroideae from selected localities of Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in the Western Himalayas (India). Varied intraspecific chromosome counts were reported for the first time in Argemone mexicana and Meconopsis latifolia, both existing on 2n = 2x = 14. The x = 7, confirmed for the first time from the newly found diploid cytotype, is suggested to be the primary chromosomal basic number for the Meconopsis.