BIOFABRICATION OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING LEAVES OF GLORIOSA SUPERBA AND ITS ANTICANCER PROPERTIES

  Objective: We aimed to synthesize the cost effective, one pot and an eco-friendly technique for the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using 1 mM of silver nitrate (AgNO3) solution through the aqueous leaf extracts of Gloriosa superba (GS) reducing and capping agent and its anticancer activity.Methods: Synthesis briefly 95 mL of 1 mM AgNO3 was taken into amber colored conical flask and added 5 mL of aqueous leaf extract of GS (pale brown) and incubated at room temperature in dark condition for about 24 hrs. Characterization of AgNPs derived from GS (GS-AgNPs) was performed with physiochemical techniques (ultraviolet, transmission electron microscope [TEM], X-ray diffraction [XRD], and thermal gravimetric analysis) and cytotoxicity by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazo-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay.Results: We synthesized cost effective, eco-friendly AgNPs were characterized by physiochemical techniques. The crystal nature of AgNP was studied by XRD. TEM studies reveal the morphology of GS-AgNPs, the size of the nanoparticle is 10-50 nm. The cytotoxicity of GS-AgNPs studied against the four human cancerous cell line DU145, SKOV3, PC3, and A549 but the GS-AgNPs are most sensitive toward the SKOV3 cell line. The minimum inhibitory concentration (IC) is 79.45±5.26, 61.80±4.27, 94.74±9.26, and 90.10±8.24 μg/mL, respectively. Morphological assessment of the SKOV3 cells was studied using AO/EB and Hoechst staining at IC50 concentration.Conclusion: The bio fabrication of the GS-AgNPs were simple, eco-friendly and one pot synthesis, it is used as an anticancer agent in future, pending further investigation

A RAPID RP-HPLC METHOD DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION FOR THE QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION RIBAVIRIN IN TABLETS

Objective: To develop an accurate, precise and linear Reverse Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC) method and validate as per ICH guidelines for the quantitative estimation of Ribavirin (200mg) in tablets.Methods: The optimized method uses a reverse phase column, Enable Make KromasilC18 (250 X 4.6 mm; 5μ), a mobile phase of phosphate buffer (pH 4.2): acetonitrile in the proportion of 85:15 v/v, flow rate of 1.0 ml/min and a detection wavelength of 215 nm using a PDA detector.Results: The developed method resulted in Ribavirin eluting at 2.606 min. Ribavirin exhibited linear in the range 25-150μg/ml. The precision is exemplified by the relative standard deviation of 0.4%. Percentage Mean recovery was found to be in the range of 98â€102, during accuracy studies. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantitiation (LOQ) was found to be 0.24ng/ml and 0.73ng/ml respectively.Conclusion: An accurate, precise and linear RP-HPLC method was developed and validated for the quantitative estimation of Ribavirin in VIRAZIDE (200mg) tablets as per ICH guidelines and hence it can be used for the routine analysis in various pharmaceutical industries.Â

Development and In vivo evaluation of immediate release amlodipine besylate and nebivolol hydrochloride coated pellets using 32 full factorial design by novel liquid layering technology

The aim of the present investigation was to development of immediate release liquid coated pellets of poorly soluble drugs Amlodipine besylate (AMD) and Nebivolol HCl (NBV) by novel liquid layering technology to enhance solubility and bioavailability with HPC-EF as hydrophilic polymer and PVP K 30 as binder. A 32 full factorial design was employed to optimize the formulation of pellets. In order to optimize formulations, two polymers HPC-EF and PVP K 30 as factors and amount of polymers (three different concentrations), were taken as independent variables. All the formulations were evaluated for particle size, friability, moisture content, drug content, in vitro dissolution studies and in vivo bioavailability studies. All the formulations were found uniform with respect to all evaluation parameters. The optimized formulation (F5) showed highest % of drug release 99.59 by the end of 8 min for AMD and 99.21 % of drug release for NBV, when compared with the marketed product (NEBISTAR-AM) the percentage of AMD and NBV was 83.91 and 82.67 respectively within 8 min, by using 4% of HPC-EF and 1% of PVP K 30. SEM confirmed that F5 was spherical in shape with a smooth surface. In vivo studies indicated significant difference in the bioavailability between AMD and NBV coated pellets with pure drug. Clinical data confirmed that the optimized formulation (F5) by choosing immediate release drug coated pellet technology by liquid layering method could improve patient compliance and ensure better disease management when compared with the marketed product.

Characterization of Distributive and Standard Ideals in Semilattices

This paper investigates the concepts of distributive ideal, dually distributive ideal and standard ideal in a join semilattice. It concerns with the property of ideals in a distributive semilattice. We obtain a characterization theorem for distributive (dually distributive) and standard ideal in a join semilattice. We establish the necessary and sufficient condition for a distributive ideal to be standard ideal. Finally, we bear out the fundamental theorem of homomorphism and Isomorphism theorem of standard ideal. Keywords: Distributive ideal, Distributive semilattice, Dually Distributive ideal, Standard ideal, Join Semi Lattice

Design Development and Analysis Of Two Wheeler Eco Friendly Plastic Carburetor With Rapid Prototyping

The design development and analysis of carburetor has been carry out by applying structural and thermal loads. The present work particularly deals with the drafting and designing of carburetor using plastic materials which can be manufactured with rapid prototyping to increase mass production. My main aim is to prevent the component from getting corroded or undergoing corrosion. Replacing metal components with plastic ones can offer some important bondage. Unlike metals, plastic materials can be modified to better suit. And also manufactured by using RP technique the life of the product increases of course when fuel injectors are replaced it as the main fuel input system, it had evolve into a complicated, sophisticated, expensive system. Carburetors are still found on automobiles, many small engines like those on lawn movers and model airplanes still use carburetors. It is to keep the cost of the engine down and it is very cheap to manufacture while fuel injectors requires more costly control systems

Estimation of Thermodynamic Stability of Methane and Carbon Dioxide Hydrates in the Presence of Hydrogen Sulfide

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Constant amplitude and post-overload fatigue crack growth behavior in PM aluminum alloy AA 8009

A recently developed, rapidly solidified, powder metallurgy, dispersion strengthened aluminum alloy, AA 8009, was fatigue tested at room temperature in lab air. Constant amplitude/constant delta kappa and single spike overload conditions were examined. High fatigue crack growth rates and low crack closure levels compared to typical ingot metallurgy aluminum alloys were observed. It was proposed that minimal crack roughness, crack path deflection, and limited slip reversibility, resulting from ultra-fine microstructure, were responsible for the relatively poor da/dN-delta kappa performance of AA 8009 as compared to that of typical IM aluminum alloys

Development and characterization of ternary solid dispersion systems of olmesartan medoxomil

The ternary solid dispersion systems of poorly water soluble olmesartan medoxomil (OLM) were prepared by conventional kneading method in order to improve its physicochemical performance. A 32 full factorial design approach was employed to optimize influence of concentration of polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 (PVP) and poloxamer 407 (PLX) on physicochemical characteristics of these dispersions. All formulations were characterized by XRPD, DSC and dissolution studies. Physical studies revealed complete loss of crystallinity and formation of uniform molecular dispersion of OLM in its ternary systems. All dispersion systems showed significant improvement in dissolution profile in comparison to pure drug alone (p 2 : 68.43 ± 2.8 %) of OLM suggesting optimum ratio of carrier system. The kinetic study of dissolution displayed to follow the Korsmeyer-Peppas model (r2 = 0.9835).Colegio de Farmacéuticos de la Provincia de Buenos Aire