Stigmasterol- an Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor from with relevance to Alzheimer's disease Therapy.

This study observed screening, purification and identification of cholinesterase inhibitors from the microalgae . Mixed microalgal culture was screened from freshwater samples for sp. Single colony was purified and authenticated as .

In vitro anticancer activity of fucoidan from Turbinaria conoides against A549 cell lines.

The present study was conducted to evaluate the anticancer activity of fucoidan isolated from brown seaweed Turbinaria conoides. Extracted fucoidan contained 53 ± 0.69% of fucose and 38 ± 0.

Harmful metals concentration in sediments and fishes of biologically important estuary, Bay of Bengal.

Study on the accumulation level of heavy metals was conducted on sediment and fishes from estuaries of Bay of Bengal. Heavy metals were determined by using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) and the results were compared to permissible limits of WHO/USEPA. The accumulation patterns of Fe and Cd were found predominantly in all samples tested when correlated with other metals.