Natural Product Pharmacology

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What is the best solvent to dissolve powdered, purified water soluble extracts from plants . Please exclude water itself, DMSO and acids in general?

I am trying to do a TLC on water soluble extracts from some plants

07 October 2016 6,405 6 View

Is there any relationship between antioxidant and antimicrobial activity?

Dear All Kindly to ask you, is there any relationship between antioxidant and antimicrobial activity? since I already extract active compound from dragon fruit peel using distilled water as a...

09 September 2016 776 14 View

Is there any relationship between antioxidant and antimicrobial activity?

Dear All Kindly to ask you, is there any relationship between antioxidant and antimicrobial activity? since I already extract active compound from dragon fruit peel using distilled water as a...

02 September 2016 4,650 14 View

Does percentage inhibition of DPPH decreases with increasing plant concentration?

Is there any link?

08 August 2016 5,781 20 View

Can we perform DPPH assay on blood serum?

I want to perform DPPH assay on blood serum. Is there any protocol?

08 August 2016 2,993 5 View

Are there studies that were successful in minimizing the psychoactive effects of Cannabinoids while increasing its anti-tumor growth effects?

Numerous studies have proven that Cannabis has anti-cancer effects. I was wondering if there is a chance to remove its psychoactive effects in order to release a strain of Cannabis plants that can...

07 July 2016 10,166 2 View

How do I perform RNA sequencing with cancer cell lines and plant extracts?

Can anyone please send me a protocol or ferer me to a paper. I am working on cancer cell lines and medicinal plants for anticancer studies

20 June 2016 1,679 2 View

Is isopropanol a good solvent for plant extraction? What polarity components will it extract?

Is isopropanol a good solvent for plant extraction? What polarity components will it extract? Please, let me know. Because isopropanol can extract few non-polar components also and it can...

25 May 2016 10,110 2 View

Which is the recommended concentration of Tween 80 to be used to properly mix medium and essential oil?

I am screening some essential oils such as Manuka, Myrtus, Melissa, Eugenol, TTO ecc.. at concentrations ranging from 0% to 8%. I am using Tween 80 to enhance the solubilization of the oil in the...

05 May 2016 1,078 5 View

Echinacea purpurea in common cold?

An asthmatic patient wants to know if Echinacea can help prevent his cold and flu, he's using salbutamol and fluticasone inhaler

05 May 2016 8,833 4 View

Which is the recommended concentration of Tween 80 to be used to properly mix medium and essential oil?

I am screening some essential oils such as Manuka, Myrtus, Melissa, Eugenol, TTO ecc.. at concentrations ranging from 0% to 8%. I am using Tween 80 to enhance the solubilization of the oil in the...

02 May 2016 2,389 5 View

Synthesis /Semisynthesis of natural product ? Design of synthesis procedure for natural product

Hi All I want to test my isolated phytoconstituent for some biological activity( i.e antidiabetic or anticancer).How to screen individual phytoconstituent or the synthetic analog is potent?. How...

27 April 2016 10,095 3 View

What is the chemical composition of mucilaginous material in Raw Bael fruit? How is it beneficial for human health?

Medicinal value of Bael fruits

04 April 2016 3,384 2 View

Synthesis /Semisynthesis of natural product ? Design of synthesis procedure for natural product

Hi All I want to test my isolated phytoconstituent for some biological activity( i.e antidiabetic or anticancer).How to screen individual phytoconstituent or the synthetic analog is potent?. How...

04 April 2016 6,108 4 View

According to your experience, what is the best model to study the antiangiogenic activity of natural products ?

04 April 2016 490 2 View

Toxicology of Herbal extracts, which will be an ideal guideline and why?

22 March 2016 2,328 3 View

Toxicology of Herbal extracts, which will be an ideal guideline and why?

03 March 2016 5,220 3 View

I want to ask about apple peels, how the antioxidant activity of this. thankyou

i will research about it in my undergraduate research

02 February 2016 6,711 11 View

What should be the best possible way to study about antimalarial activity of plant extract?

Spectroscopic assay for quick determination Without required human blood culture medium

02 February 2016 7,239 4 View

How to use multipoint inoculator when doing MIC of medicinal plants?

[email protected] Immaculate Mhango

02 February 2016 2,324 0 View

Is Lady's Finger work against the cancer?

Cancer is very dangerous disease and allopathy drugs are unable to treat. Phyto-constituents of Lady's finger may act against this.

02 February 2016 7,826 9 View

What is role of Tulsi in cancer?

Tulsi is Ocimum sanctum, botanically. It is very useful against various diseases.

01 January 2016 7,646 3 View

Would you think red leaf amaranth can be a good source of L-DOPA?

In betalain biosynthesis pathway, formation of L-DOPA from tyrosine is the first step. I silenced a gene, which converts L-DOPA to further products and I also observed the expected phenotype on...

01 January 2016 1,966 3 View

Any advice on the development of quality standards of Ficus carica Linn. leaves?

Abstract Ficus carica Linn. (Moraceae) is commonly known as edible fig. Due to the useful effect of leaves in skin diseases, pharmacognostical standardization of F. carica leaves was carried out....

31 December 2015 1,904 4 View

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