February 2015

Lectin isolated from Brazilian seeds of velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens (L) DC.) presents analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antihemolytic action

Lectins are proteins present in all living beings capable of interacting specifically and reversibly to carbohydrates or glycoconjugates form. They stand out in this family of lectins legumes, which are of special scientific interest because they have different biological functions. This study investigated the presence of a lectin in Brazilian seeds of Mucuna, proceeding with their isolation and evaluation of its...

Author(s): Rodrigo Rodrigues e Lacerda, Italo Cordeiro Moreira, Jader Sabino Jacó do Nascimento, Ana Carenina Sampaio de Lacerda, Natasha Lucena Cabral, Daniel Luna Lucetti, Glauce Socorro de Barros Viana, Cícero Francisco Bezerra Felipe, Hilzeth de Luna Freire Pessoa, Carlos Alberto de Almeida Gadelha and Tatiane Santi-Gadelha  

February 2015

Essential oil of Cymbopogon flexuosus, Vernonia polyanthes and potassium phosphite in control of bean anthracnose

This study evaluated essential oils of Cymbopogon flexuosus (EOC), Vernonia polyanthes (EOV), and potassium phosphite (PP) in control of bean anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum. This study assessed mycelial growth and conidial germination in vitro, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and enzymes peroxidase (POX) and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL). EOC and EOV in doses 1,450 and 1,320 μL L-1...

Author(s): Jhonata Lemos da Silva, Paulo Estevão de Souza, Eduardo Alves, Jose Eduardo Brasil Pereira Pinto, Suzan Kelly Vilela Bertolucci, Marcelo Loran Oliveira Freitas, Camila Cristina Lage de Andrade and Mario Lucio Vilela Resende  

February 2015

In vitro anti-Salmonella activity of extracts from selected Kenyan medicinal plants

The aim of this study was to determine in vitro anti-Salmonella activity of extracts of five selected Kenyan medicinal plants against Salmonella ser. Typhi and Salmonella ser. Typhimurium. The extracts from Tithonia diversifolia, Warburgia ugandesis, Croton megalocarpus, Carissa edulis and Launae cornuta plants traditionally used in treatment of typhoid fever were screened for anti-Salmonella activity using disc...

Author(s): Peter Ogoti, Esther Magiri, Gabriel Magoma, Daniel Kariuki and Christine Bii

February 2015

Ameliorative potentials of medicinal plants on the pathophysiological complications of diabetes mellitus: A review

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder with grievous pathophysiological complications which affect various parts of the body and manifesting in different ways which include acute and chronic neuropathy, nephropathy, gastropathy, retinopathy, micro and macro cardiovascular disorders and erectile dysfunction. Incidence and prevalence of diabetes mellitus is fast becoming high in middle and low income countries where...

Author(s): Adeyi Akindele O., Nneji Lotanna, M. and Idowu Babatunde A.  

February 2015

Lipid profile status of streptozotocin induced diabetic rats treated with ethanolic leaf extract of Solenostemon monostachyus

Lipid profile status of streptozotocin induced diabetic rats treated with ethanolic leaf extract of Solenostemon monostachyus was assessed. A total of 24 rats were used for the experiments and were divided into four groups (that is, Diabetic Control (DC), Normal Control (NC), Insulin Treated (INS) and S. monostachyus (SM) treated groups), with 6 rats each. The extract, 250 mg/kg body weight, was administered twice daily...

Author(s): Dennis Amaechi, E. O. Udosen, E. E. Edet, E. E. Asanga and I. E. Mbakwe