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Phytochemical, Pharmacological And Pharmacokinetic Studies Of Phyllanthus Niruri Linn Lignans As Potential Antihyperuricemic Agents [QK861. V694 2008 f rb].
Ekstrak metanol dari daun Phyllanthus niruri L. menunjukkan aktiviti antihiperurisemik oral yang bergantungan dos di dalam tikus hiperurisemia yang diaruh dengan kalium oksonat
dan asid urik.
The methanol extract from the leaves of Phyllanthus niruri L. showed dose-dependent oral antihyperuricemic activity in potassium oxonate- and uric acid-induced hyperuricemic rats.
Fractionation of the extract by resin chromatography gave a less polar fraction which exhibited the highest reduction of plasma uric acid
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Development, validation, and application of HPLC method for quantification of antihyperuricemic compounds from Lippia nodiflora in rat plasma
AbstractAn HPLC method for simultaneous determination of arenarioside (1 ), verbascoside (2), 6-hydroxyluteolin (3), 6-hydroxyluteolin-7-O-glycoside (4), and nodifloretin (5) from Lippia nodiflora in rat plasma was developed and validated. The optimal chromatographic separation was achieved with a gradient mobile phase comprising 0.1% aqueous acetic acid and acetonitrile. The limit of detection was 78.1 ng/mL for 3 and 39.1 ng/mL for the other compounds (signal-to-noise ratio=3), whereas the limit of quantification was 312.5 ng/mL for 3 and 156.3 ng/mL for the other compounds (signal-to-noise ratio=12). The recovery values of compounds 1–5 ranged from 89.37–100.92%. Their accuracy values were between 96.48 and 105.81%, while their corresponding precision values were in the range of 0.75–9.06% for both intraday and inter-day analysis. The method was then applied in the first pharmacokinetic study of 1–5. Following intravenous administration, 1–5 were eliminated slowly from the body with a mean clearance value of 0.11, 0.13, 0.30, 0.09, and 0.23 L/kg h, respectively. Meanwhile, their peak plasma concentration upon oral administration was 8.97, 1.07, 1.06, 0.65, and 0.38 µg/mL, respectively. Compound 3 (5.97%) exhibited the highest absolute oral bioavailability value, followed by 1 (5.22%), 4 (3.13%), 2 (2.10%), and 5 (0.93%)
Comparative Analysis of Lycorine in Wild Plant and Callus Culture Samples of Hymenocallis littoralis by HPLC-UV Method
The Hymenocallis littoralis, an ornamental and medicinal plant, had been traditionally used for wound healing. In the present
study, an analytical method using HPLC with ultraviolet detection was developed for the quantification of lycorine in the extracts
of different parts of wild plant and tissue culture samples of H. littoralis.The separationwas achieved using a reversed-phase column.
The method was found to be accurate, repeatable, and sensitive for the quantification of minute amount of lycorine present in the
samples. The highest lycorine content was found in the bulb extract (2.54 ± 0.0
EFFICACY OF CLITORIA TERNATEA LEAF EXTRACT AGAINST EXPERIMENTAL ASPERGILLOSIS
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of methanolic extract of Clitoria ternatea leaf in experimental murine systemic aspergillosis.
Methods: The investigation of methanolic extract of C. ternatea leaf against experimental murine systemic aspergillosis was assessed by the survival rates, quantitative determination of fungal burden in spleen, kidney and lung organs, histopathological evaluation and serum galactomannan index.
Results: Methanolic extract of C. ternatea and amphotericin B demonstrated survival benefits over control. All untreated animals died by day 14. Similarly, both treated groups had significant reductions (P< 0.05) in the fungal burden of lungs, kidneys and spleen. By day 28, there was a complete clearance of the fungi from these organs. A decline was also observed in serum galactomannan level of treated animals.
Conclusion: The methanolic extract of C. ternatea was effective against aspergillosis in immunocompromised mice comparable to that of amphotericin. This study merits further clinical investigations of this extract as well as isolation and characterization of their bioactive antifungal chemical constituent(s)
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy based metabolomics to identify novel biomarkers of alcohol-dependence
Alcohol misuse is a ravaging public health and social problem. Its harm can affect the drinkers and the whole society.
Alcohol-dependence is a phase of alcohol misuse in which the drinker consumes excessive amounts of alcohol and has a
continuous urge to consume alcohol. Current methods of alcohol dependence diagnoses are questionnaires and some biomarkers.
However, both methods lack specificity and sensitivity. Metabolomics is a scientific field which deals with the identification
and the quantification of the metabolites present in the metabolome using spectroscopic techniques such as nuclear
magnetic resonance (NMR). Metabolomics helps to indicate the perturbation in the levels of metabolites in cells and tissues
due to diseases or ingestion of any substances. NMR is one of the most widely used spectroscopic techniques in metabolomics
because of its reproducibility and speed. Some recent metabolomics studies were conducted on alcohol consumption
and alcohol misuse in animals and humans. However, few focused on identifying alcohol dependence novel biomarkers.
A sensitive and specific technique such as NMR based metabolomics applied to find novel biomarkers in plasma and urine
can be useful to diagnose alcohol-dependence
Cholinesterase Enzymes Inhibitors from the Leaves of Rauvolfia Reflexa and Their Molecular Docking Study
molecule
(3E,5E)-3,5-Bis(naphthalen-1-ylmethylidene)piperidin-4-one
In the title compound, C27H21NO, the piperidine ring adopts a chair conformation. The mean plane through the piperidine ring makes dihedral angles of 49.27 (5) and 63.07 (5)° with the naphthalene ring systems. In the crystal, molecules are linked into dimers via pairs of intermolecular C—H⋯O interactions, generating ten-membered R
2
2(10) ring motifs. C—H⋯π interactions further stabilize the crystal structure
(E)-2-(4-Methylbenzylidene)hydrazinecarboxamide
The title compound, C9H11N3O, was synthesized by the reaction of 4-methylbenzaldehyde with semicarbazide. The molecule adopts an E configuration about the central C=N double bond and the dihedral angle between the mean planes of the benzene ring and the carboxamide groups is 17.05 (9)°. The hydrazine N atoms are twisted slightly out of the plane of the carboxamide group [C—C—N—N torsion angle = 178.39 (14)°] and an intramolecular N—H⋯N bond generates an S(5) ring. In the crystal, adjacent molecules are connected via a pair of N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating R
2
2(8) loops, resulting in supramolecular [001] ribbons
(3E,5E)-1-Acryloyl-3,5-bis(2,4-dichlorobenzylidene)piperidin-4-one hemihydrate
The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C22H15Cl4NO2·0.5H2O, consists of a (3E,5E)-1-acryloyl-3,5-bis(2,4-dichlorobenzylidene)piperidin-4-one molecule and a half-molecule of water (the O atom of the water molecule lies on a twofold axis). The piperidin-4-one ring adopts an envelope conformation. The dihedral angle between the two terminal benzene rings is 8.84 (11)°. In the crystal, molecules are connected by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds forming supramolecular chains along the c axis. Furthermore, adjacent chains are interconnected by the water molecules via O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds
Metabolomic Analysis of Blood and Urine to identify Alcohol-Dependence Biomarkers
The clinical diagnosis of alcohol-dependence (AD) currently relies on AD assessment questionnairesand biomarkers such as Carbohydrate-DeficientTransferrin (CDT), Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) and Phosphatidylethanol (PEth). However, both methods of diagnosis lackspecificity and sensitivity. Metabolic fingerprinting using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR)of plasma may give us a novel andaccurate method for the diagnosis of the disease. Our primary objective was to identify the metabolites/biomarkers that could discriminate between subjects diagnosed asAD, social drinkersnon-dependent and healthy control
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