Laccases are multi copper oxidases that can oxidize both phenolic and nonphenolic lignin related compounds. Consequently, there has been continuous demand for laccases for the oxidative degradation of phenolic dyes in effluents. In view of this, the present work was focused on laccase production by solid substrate fermentation using a newly isolated fungus Perenniporia tephropora-L168.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the present study, microwave-assisted, optimized, instant, Terminalia bellirica fruit extract-mediated green synthesis of colloidal silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has been reported. The synthesized AgNPs were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, FTIR, Zetasizer, FESEM, EDX and XRD. The characteristic surface plasmon peak of reaction mixture at 406 nm confirmed the synthesis of AgNPs.
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September 2015
Aim: Investigation has been carried out to validate folkloric claim of the potential of Ipomoea digitata (ID) based on reproductive health status in experimentally induced male albino rats.
Materials And Methods: Emulsified neem oil fed albino rats were orally administered root powder of ID suspended in water for the doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight for 40 days. Change in organ weight, sperm density and motility, serum hormonal levels and histomorphological changes were evaluated.
Int J Biol Macromol
September 2014
Nivulian-II, new milk clotting cysteine protease has been purified from the latex of Euphorbia nivulia Buch.-Ham. Nivulian-II is a monomeric protein with an apparent molecular mass 43670.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Ficus carica Linn (Moraceae) has been used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments related to digestive, endocrine, reproductive, and respiratory systems. Additionally, it is also used in gastrointestinal tract and urinary tract infection.
Objective: This review gathers the fragmented information available in the literature regarding morphology, ethnomedicinal applications, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of Ficus carica.
An antigenic glycosylated cysteine protease has been purified from the latex of Euphorbia nivulia Buch.-Ham. It exhibits remarkable protease activity in the presence of metal ions, oxidizing agents, organic solvents, and detergents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Biol Macromol
March 2014
The protein profile of latex of Euphorbia nivulia Buch.-Ham. is established.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA new cysteine protease named Nivulian-II has been purified from the latex of Euphorbia nivulia Buch.-Ham. The apparent molecular mass of Nivulian-II is 43670.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfertility is the inability to conceive after one year of unprotected intercourse. In the present study, herbal composition prepared by using medicinal plants having aphrodisiac potentials was administered orally to the albino rats for 40 days and to the oligospermic patients for 90 days in order to prove the efficacy of herbal composition. Herbal composition was the mixture (powder form) of the medicinal plants namely, Mucuna pruriens (Linn), Chlorophytum borivillianum (Sant and Fernand), and Eulophia campestris (Wall).
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