The term oxidative stress has been often used to indicate the outcome of oxidative damage to biologically relevant macromolecules such as: nucleic acids‚ proteins‚ lipids and carbohydrates. This occurs when oxidative stress-related molecules‚ produced in the extracellular environment or within the cell exceed cellular antioxidant defenses (Cadenas‚ 1989). Molecular oxygen can easily accept unpaired electrons giving rise to a group of partially reduced species‚ generally termed ROS. The ROS include:
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The antibacterial activity of the green synthesized silver nanoparticles from aqueous extract of Gum of fresh Coconut was tested by the disc diffusion method against an antibiotic‚ ampicillin(1µg/µl) as a standard drug. The antibiotic resistant bacteria viz.‚ Staphylococcus aureus‚ Bacillus subtilus‚ Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia were used for the measurement of antibacterial activity‚ and the plates were incubated at 370C overnight to know the zone of inhibition. 2.2. Cell Culture and
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JPRHC Review Article REVIEW ON PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF EUPHORBIA HIRTA LINN. SANDEEP B. PATIL*‚ MRS. NILOFAR S. NAIKWADE‚ CHANDRAKANT S. MAGDUM For author affiliations‚ see end of text This paper is available online at www.jprhc.com ABSTRACT: Medicinal herbs are the local heritage with global importance. Medicinal herbs have curative properties due to presence of various complex chemical substance of different composition‚ which are found as secondary plant metabolites in
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Introduction Fluorouracil is a pyrimidine simple and is utilized as a part of malignancy treatment. It is a suicide inhibitor and works through irreversible restraint of thymidylate synthase. It fits in with the group of medications which is known as the antimetabolites 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a cytotoxic medication. It hinders the creation of pyrimidine. They are utilized as a part of the treatment of a few diseases‚ for example‚ head and neck tumor (squamous cell carcinoma)‚ nasopharyngeal carcinoma
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Clostridium difficile There are many microbes that live in the human digestive tract. Most keep us regular and healthy. Some of these organisms keep others in check. When the balance of these good and bad organisms is disrupted‚ we can become sick. Clostridium difficile (C.diff or C.difficile) can grow out of control if this happens. This happens when a person is on antibiotics for another reason and the normal flora of the gut is eradicated. Clostridium difficile is typically found in hospitals
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There are food allergy tests available that have not been scientifically proven for efficacy and are not standardized (Begin‚ P). These are not recommended in food allergy diagnosis and include (Begin‚ P): • Applied Kinesiology (muscle testing) • Cytotoxicity
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3.6.5.4.1.Description: Salvia also is known as common sage or garden sage is a genus belonging to the family Lamiaceae have about 900 species. amongst those species‚ Salvia officinalis has been extensively used as a medicinal plant in treating many diseases (Zupko et al.‚ 2001: (Wichtl‚ 2004). Salvia officinalis is small rounded shrub with a height of two feet and a width of two feet. The flowers are violet-blue‚ pink or white up to 1 3/8 inches lengthy‚ small‚ tube-like clustered together in whorls
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CHAPTER II RELATED LITERATURE Blumea balsamifera(sambong) A Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review Sambong (Blumea balsamifera) is a native flowering or weed that is endemic in the Philippines and other tropical countries. It is a popular herb especially for its healing properties including antidiarrhetic‚ antigastralgic‚ expectorant‚ stomachic‚ and antispasmodic‚ among others. Aside from these‚ sambong is also popular for being emmenagogues‚ or for stimulating menstruation or the blood flow
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located in the national forest‚ Washington state. In 1965‚ the crude extract belonging to the yew’s bark was fractionated frequently by scientists from the natural products laboratory. There they identified the responsible active ingredient for cytotoxicity activity which they denoted‚ Taxol.
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Different domains of the gliadin protein molecule may be responsible for the various aspects of celiac disease‚ including cytotoxicity‚ gut permeability and mucosal inflammation. This process damages the intestinal barrier‚ which is responsible for the absorption of nutrients as well as for confining toxins within the gut lumen. Such damage allows increased contact and interaction
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