IN VITRO ANTIOXIDANT STATUS AND IN VIVO AMELIORATION PROPERTY OF CLITORIA TERNATA LINN. ON CARBON TETRACHLORIDE INDUCED HEPATOTOXIC OXIDATIVE STRESS IN RATS

Authors Name:  Dadi Bhaskara Rao*, Mohana Krishna. G, Raghava Rao K.V., Ravi Kiran C.H., Raghava Rao. T

Volume No : 3,  Issue No : 2,  Published year : 2014, Category : Biological Sciences

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This study investigated the potential protective effects of Clitoria ternata by evaluating the in vitro antioxidant status as well as the in vivo amelioration of haematological parameters on CCl4 induced oxidative stress with a view to enumerate the potential areas of the utilization in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The present study involves the preparation of petroleum ether and chloroform leaf extracts by Soxhlet extraction process. These extracts were analyzed for their antioxidant properties such as vitamin C and antioxidant ability assays like reducing power assay, hydroxy radical scavenging assay and inhibition of in vitro lipid peroxidation. Our results were compared with standard antioxidant BHT. Furthermore, amelioration property of haematological parameters was investigated on CCl4 induced hepatotoxic oxidative stress in rats. The results showed that both PE and CE Clitoria ternata possess significant levels of vitamin C and exhibited in vitro antioxidant propertiesThis study gives an impression that Clitoria ternata could be potential candidate demonstrating the protective activity in oxidative stress.

IMPACT OF MODIFIED FLY ASH SOIL CONDITIONER ON IMPROVEMENT OF SOIL AND YIELD OF WHEAT

Authors Name:  Buddhe S. T., Thakre M.G., *Chaudhari P.R

Volume No : 3,  Issue No : 2,  Published year : 2014, Category : Biological Sciences

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A novel soil conditioner ‘Biosil’ was developed from fly ash discharged from thermal power plant through the process of magnetization. Field trials were carried out in Rabi season 2010-2011 on wheat cultivar GW-273 using Biosil doses from 150 kg/ha to 900 kg/ha in combination with recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF), keeping RDF control and vermicompost (VC) control. Biosil treatments improved the soil fertility and wheat productivity with 750-900 kg/ha being optimum for most of parameters. Production of wheat grains in Biosil treatment was 30% more than the RDF control. Maximum percentage increase under Biosil doses over RDF control in relation to plant population, plant height, number of leaves/plant, number of effective tillers, length of earhead, number of grains/earhead, test weight & straw yield were 13.33%, 4.85%, 65%, 50.51%, 6.52%, 26%, 10.98% and 20.77% respectively. Maximum grain and straw yields were 58.6 q/ha and 88.4 q/ha respectively at 900 kg/ha Biosil dose. VC control was superior to RDF control and over 150-450 kg/ha Biosil treatments in case of most of the parameters. However, long term field trials are required for recording maximum benefits of Biosil Treatment at these low doses.

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ASSESSMENT OF NORMAL AND VARIATION OF FORAMEN SPINOSUM WITH HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY (CT)

Authors Name:  *Bhawani.V, Dr.Anushri, Dr, V.R.K.Rao, Dr.Shakunthala .R. pai.
Volume No : 3,  Issue No : 2,  Published year : 2014, Category : Biological Sciences

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Objective: This study proposes to identify the anatomical variations in Foramen Spinosum in human with High Resolution - CT Scans.

Methods: 200 sides of 100 High Resolution - CT images were obtained in which 67 are from the Male patients and 33 are from the Female patients of different age varying 21 to 65 years.

Results: This study not only helps the anatomist, but also the neurosurgeons in the performance of the skull base micro vascular surgery. Knowledge acquired may improve the identification & preservation of the neurovascular structure during the surgical approach of the middle cranial fossa.

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ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROORGANISMS IN THE FERMENTED FISH WASTE LIQUID FOLIAR SPRAY - GUNAPASELAM

Author Name:  *Vincent. R, Ismail S.A., Dawood Sharief. S, Jeyaprakash. P

Volume No : 2,  Issue No : 3,  Published year : 2014, Category : Biological Sciences

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        Biofertilizer is an alternative source for chemical fertilizer to increase soil health and crop production in sustainable farming. Fish waste solution called Gunapaselam is a product of easily available ingredients and it works as a natural plant growth booster. Gunapaselam in the present study has been evaluated for the efficiency of microorganisms, especially the Ammonifiers, Nitrifiers and Phosphate solubilizer have been isolated and characterized. Gunapaselam as a organic foliar spray is proved to be a fertilizer which is beneficial to the soil and its application promotes the growth of the plants. 

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ORGANIC PACKAGE FOR CABBAGE (Brassica olearaceae Var.capitata) CULTIVATION AN EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMICAL - SOLUTION FOR AGRICULTURAL FIELD.

Author Name:  *Jeyaprakash. P, Ismail S.A., Dawood Sharief. S, Vincent. R

Volume No : 2,  Issue No : 3,  Published year : 2014, Category : Biological Sciences

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        Cabbage (Brassica olearaceae var.capitata) is one of the major vegetables produced and consumed in India. Over the years cabbage is being cultivated more intensively in Theni district of Tamilnadu. This has resulted in higher rates of pest infestation and higher pesticide use. This in turn has contributed to insecticide resistance and human health impact, which has triggered a growing interest in alternative pest management techniques. This investigation was carried out on cabbage grown in red laterite soil at Ambasamuthuram village, Theni district, Tamilnadu, India. The study is aimed to investigate the effect of organic fertilizers and chemical fertilizers and the effect of organic pest repellent (NCBT 01) to control white grubs in cabbage plants as well as to study the economics involved in these practices. The impact of NCBT 01 is unique and effective compared to chemical pesticides. 

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A MITOCHONDRIAL GENEALOGY STUDY ON THE PERSIAN GULF ANGELFISH

Author Name:  SEPIDEH DADGAR, PARISA NEJATKHAHMANAVI, MASSOUMEH DEHGHANMANSHADI, MAHDI TONDAR, *MASSOUD HOUSHMAND

Volume No : 2,  Issue No : 3,  Published year : 2014, Category : Biological Sciences

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        There are over 70 different species of Angelfish that live in warm ocean waters around the world. Among them, few species are from fresh waters. Angelfish belong to the Pomacanthus family. The genetic differentiation and phylogenetic relationships among two species of the Pomacanthus family (maculosus and imperator) were investigated by mtDNA sequencing of samples taken from the southern parts of the Persian Gulf. The PCR- sequencing was applied to explore the 1170bp of 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA from the gill tissues of 11 angelfish collected from 3 different parts of the Persian Gulf. Between Pomacanthus imperator and Pomacanthusmaculosus, twenty-two and thirty-one nucleotide differences were found in 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA genes, respectively. According to our phylogenetic trees, all Pomacanthus maculosus specimens taken from three different regions were clustered in one group, whereas the Pomacanthus imperator specimen is phylogenetically separated from the Pomacanthus maculosus specimens. 

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ANTI-BACTERIAL SCREENING OF Thuja occidentalis LEAVES

Author Name: *SAYED ALIRAZA SHAH, ABDUL QADIRKHAN, MUKHTAR AHMADAWAN, YOUSAF IQBAL, MUHAMMAD ABBAS and MALIK MUJADIDUR REHMAN

Volume No : 1,  Issue No : 3,  Published year : 2014, Category : Biological Sciences

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        Thuja occidentalis is a monoecious coniferous plant belongs to the family cupressacae. It has high medicinal importance. In the present study, the antibacterial activity of hot water, cold water and Methanolic extracts of Thuja occidentalis leaves were tested against Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 74303, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538, Enterobacter faecalis ATCC 35824, Salmonella typhi ATCC 14028, by Disk diffusion method. All tested bacterial organisms were susceptible to all the extracts showing zones of inhibition ranging from 6mm to 12mm in hot water extracts, 4mm to 9mm in cold water extracts and 5mm to 11mm in methanolic extracts. The result shows that Thuja occidentalis leaves have potential of antibacterial activity against all bacterial species mentioned in the study. The extracts showed significant results against different bacterial strains. 

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