March 2014

The search for new hypoglycemic agents from plants

Diabetes mellitus is a serious endocrine disorder that causes millions of deaths worldwide. The conventional drugs are associated with a number of adverse effects and limitations. In the search for better alternatives, many medicinal plants have been investigated and a variety of compounds have also been isolated. In the present review, medicinal plants selected from those that have been investigated for their...

Author(s): Patience O. Osadebe, Estella U. Odoh and Philip F. Uzor

March 2014

Evaluation of students' satisfaction with professor performance in a pharmacology and clinical pharmacy course

Student satisfaction has become an increasingly important component of institutional reports as a means of accountability to educational stakeholders. This study was carried out to evaluate students’ satisfaction with the teacher´s performance during a pharmacology and clinical pharmacy course. The 30 students enrolled in the pharmacology course were asked to complete an anonymous survey instrument, using...

Author(s): Alina de las Mercedes Martínez Sánchez

March 2014

Effect of fractionation on In vitro antiradical efficacy of acetone extract of Terminalia chebula Retz

The chemical diversity of antioxidants in complex matrices makes it difficult to separate and quantify them in natural form. Therefore, it is enviable to establish methods that can measure the total antioxidant capacity of extracts. In the present study, the different assays, especially most widely used: deoxyribose, reducing, chelating power, lipid peroxidation and DNA nicking assays have been used to assess the...

Author(s): Harpreet Walia, Subodh Kumar and Saroj Arora