The neurotoxic effect of Conus peptides is usually attributed to its ability to interfere with the function of receptors and channels. The ability of conopeptides to inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE) has not been extensively ...

Mycelia-derived Ganoderma lucidum PS-G (polysaccharide extract) was separately extracted with hot water and ethanol, and compared with extracts of Pharmanex Reishimax®, a commercial Ganoderma lucidum product from fruting ...

The radioprotective potential of various concentrations (0, 50, 500 and 1000 mg/kg b. wt.) of orally-administered powdered Garcinia mangostana rind extract (GMRE) mixed in distilled water was studied in mice whole-body ...

Plants have secondary metabolites that can protect them against herbivores and microbes. Aqueous and ethanolic extracts of these metabolites can be an effective replacement to antibiotics due to the increasing antibiotic ...

Dengue Virus (DENV) is the most common vector-borne viral pathogen and one of the most important disease-causing agents today, affecting millions and causing deaths of thousands of people all over the world, including the ...

Aspergillus oryzae is a filamentous fungi that is formed by a network of hyphae used for the uptake of nutrients and secretion of enzymes. Its use in the industry for fermentation is highly dependent on the enzyme ...

The identities and diversity of die microbial communities in the distal gut have already been studied in the past using culture-dependent methods. However due to the limitation imposed by this technique, molecular-based ...

Cigarette smoke can damage the lungs by inducing lipid peroxidation as a result of free radical formation. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of cocoa powder in lowering the lipid peroxide levels in the lungs ...

Mycorrhizal associations have been known to be effective in the amelioration of metal toxicity on the host plants since they significantly modify the response of plants to heavy metals. This study was conducted to determine ...

The lyophilized root and whole plant body aqueous extracts of Cymbopogon tortiiis (samityan^ were screened for its possible toxic effects. The whole plant body extract was used in the phytochemical screening and was tested ...