<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Geetha Balasubramaniam</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mahendran Sekar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Subban Ravi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shrishailappa Badami</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Isolation and Structural Characterization of Phytoconstituents from Strobilanthes kunthianus</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Column chromatography</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Flavone glycoside</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Neela kurinji</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytoconstituents</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Strobilanthes kunthianus</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">November 2020</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1605-1611</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Strobilanthes kunthianus &lt;/em&gt;T Anders (Neela kurinji) is well known for its medicinal properties and reported to possess many biological activities. However, so far there is no phytoconstituents are isolated and reported in&lt;em&gt; S. kunthianus.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; The present study aimed to isolate and characterize the chemical constituents present in various parts of &lt;em&gt;S. kunthianus.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; The successive petroleum ether root and stem extracts, chloroform stem extract, macerated and crude methanol flower extracts were subjected to column chromatography for the isolation of constituents. All the isolated compounds were characterized based on their physical and spectral data analysis. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Ten compounds were isolated and being reported for the first time from &lt;em&gt;S. kunthianus.&lt;/em&gt; Except lupeol (&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;), betulin (&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt;), α-amyrin (&lt;strong&gt;5&lt;/strong&gt;) and β-sitosterol (&lt;strong&gt;7&lt;/strong&gt;), other five compounds including of 3,5-bis-(dimethylcarbamoyl)methyl)-4-(11- cyclohexylundecyl)-4-heptyl-N1,N1,N7,N7 tetramethylheptanediamide (&lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt;), 4-amino-tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-3,5-diol (&lt;strong&gt;6&lt;/strong&gt;), 2-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl-4-((E)-3,6-dimethylundec-4-enyl)cyclohexyl propionate (&lt;strong&gt;8&lt;/strong&gt;), flavone glycoside (&lt;strong&gt;9&lt;/strong&gt;) and decahydro-1,1,4a,8-tetramethylphenanthren- 2(1H,3H,4bH)-one (&lt;strong&gt;10&lt;/strong&gt;), isolated from&lt;em&gt; S. kunthianus &lt;/em&gt;were novel. Conclusion: The novel compounds need to be further investigated for ascertain pharmacological activities which will be useful for further drug development.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6s</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Research Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1605</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Geetha Balasubramaniam&lt;sup&gt;1,2&lt;/sup&gt;, Mahendran Sekar&lt;sup&gt;3,&lt;/sup&gt;*, Subban Ravi&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;, Shrishailappa Badami&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Swamy Vivekanandha College of Pharmacy, Elayampalayam, Tiruchengode – 637205, Tamilnadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Rocklands, Udhagamandalam – 643001, Nilgiris, Tamilnadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Royal College of Medicine Perak, Ipoh – 30450, Perak, MALAYSIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Chemistry, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore – 640 021, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;Chaitanya Vikas Yoga &amp;amp; Nature Cure Centre, Rajatgiri, Dharwad – 580004, Karnataka, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Thiraviyam Anand</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mahalingam Sundararajan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Muniyandi Anbukkarasi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Philip Aloysius Thomas</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pitchairaj Geraldine</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A Methanolic Extract of Ocimum basilicum Exhibits Antioxidant Effects and Prevents Selenite-induced Cataract Formation in Cultured Lenses of Wistar Rats</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidants</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cataract</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Crystallins</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ocimum basilicum</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Oxidative stress</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytoconstituents</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">May 2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">496-504</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; An extract (Methanolic) of the&lt;em&gt; Ocimum basilicum &lt;/em&gt;leaf was analysed for potential to abrogate experimental formation of cataract &lt;em&gt;in-vitro.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Phytoconstituents were first detected in &lt;em&gt;O. basilicum&lt;/em&gt; extracts (Aqueous or methanolic) by gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis. The putative antioxidant activity of these extracts was then assessed by measuring &lt;em&gt;in-vitro &lt;/em&gt;radical-scavenging activity, ion-chelating potential and reducing potency. Potential cytotoxicity of the extract on Human lenticular epithelial B3 (HLE-B3) cells was also sought. Finally, possible prevention of cataract formation by the methanolic extract was gauged in selenite-exposed lenses obtained from Wistar rats. There were 3 groups (8 Lenses in each): Group I (Lenses incubated in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium [DMEM] alone); Group II (Lenses incubated in DMEM with sodium selenite [100 &lt;em&gt;μ&lt;/em&gt;M/ml]); Group III (Lenses incubated in DMEM with selenite [100 &lt;em&gt;μ&lt;/em&gt;M/ml] and the &lt;em&gt;O. basilicum&lt;/em&gt; methanolic extract (200 &lt;em&gt;μ&lt;/em&gt;g/ml DMEM). Gross lenticular morphology was assessed. Levels of lenticular malondialdehyde (MDA) and reduced glutathione (GSH) were also measured. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; A higher intensity of antioxidative activity was noted in the methanolic extract than in the aqueous extract. The methanolic extract exhibited negligible cytotoxicity. On morphological examination, marked opacification was seen in all 8 Group II lenses whereas there was no opacification in 7 of 8 Group III lenses. Near normal mean levels of reduced glutathione and malondialdehyde, were noted within Group III lenses. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The methanolic extract of the &lt;em&gt;O. basilicum&lt;/em&gt; leaf appears to prevent selenite-induced cataract formation&lt;em&gt; in-vitro.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">496</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thiraviyam Anand1, Mahalingam Sundararajan&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Muniyandi Anbukkarasi&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Philip Aloysius Thomas&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Pitchairaj Geraldine&lt;sup&gt;1,&lt;/sup&gt;* &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli- 620024, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Ocular Microbiology, Institute of Ophthalmology, Joseph Eye Hospital, Tiruchirappalli- 620024, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kalaivani Selvaraj</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Girija Sivakumar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aruthra Arumugam Pillai</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vishnu Priya Veeraraghavan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Srinivasa Rao Bolla</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Geetha Royapuram Veeraraghavan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gayathri Rengasamy</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Joel P Joseph</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Janardhana PB</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical Screening, HPTLC Fingerprinting and Invitro Antioxidant Activity of Root Extract of Asparagus racemosus</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidants</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Asparagus racemosus</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chromatography</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemistry</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytoconstituents</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Therapeutics</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">July 2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">818-823</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Asparagus racemosus &lt;/em&gt;is a climber shrub used in Indian medicine for centuries. It has been used as galactogogue and nerve tonic in folk medicine. The recent research on &lt;em&gt;A. racemosus&lt;/em&gt; has revealed its disease fighting properties such as anti-bacterial, immunomodulatory, cardio protective, anti-stress, etc. Phytochemicals present in the plants are associated with their therapeutic capabilities. Hence, phytochemical screening of a therapeutic plant is essential. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; A preliminary qualitative screening of phytoconstituents present in the ethanol and aqueous extract of the plant was done. high-performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) was used to create a phytochemical fingerprint of the plant extract. Further, a series of antioxidant assays, i.e., 2,2-diphenyl-1- picrylhydrazyl (DDPH) radical, Nitric oxide (NO) radical, Superoxide (SO) radical and 2,2'-azinobis( 3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging assays were done.&lt;strong&gt; Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The phytochemical screening and the HPTLC fingerprint showed the presence of phenolic compounds, flavonoids, glycosides, triterpenoids, saponins etc. They also showed free radical scavenging property and hence can be used as potential primary antioxidant. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;A preliminary screening created a phytochemical profile of &lt;em&gt;A. racemosus &lt;/em&gt;extracts. These phytoconstituents may be linked to the various known therapeutic applications of the plant. This may aid in further extensive studies for identifying and isolating compounds with potential therapeutic value in&lt;em&gt; A. racemosus&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Anatomy, Priyadharshini Dental College, Pandur, Thirubvallur – 602 001, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Research Scholar, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, 173, Agaram Main Road, Selaiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 073, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Anatomy, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, GST Road, Chinna Kolambakkam, Palayanoor P.O., Kanchipuram Dist., Madurantagam-603 308, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Biotechnology, Stellixir Biotech Private Ltd, Peenya 2nd Stage Industrial Area, Bangalore – 560 058, Karnataka, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, 162, P. H. Road, Velappanchavadi, Chennai – 600 077, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O.Box 2114, Dammam 31451, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA (KSA).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;7&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Microbiology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, 162, P. H. Road, Velappanchavadi, Chennai – 600 077, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Muniyandi Anbukkarasi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Philip A Thomas</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mahalingam Sundararajan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pitchairaj Geraldine</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry Analysis and In vitro Antioxidant Activity of the Ethanolic Extract of the Leaves of Tabernaemontana divaricata</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">antioxidant activity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">GC-MS analysis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Metal chelating activity.</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytoconstituents</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Reducing power</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tabernaemontana divaricata</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2016</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Oct 2016</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">451-458</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; To identify phytoconstituents present in an ethanolic extract of the leaves of &lt;em&gt;Tabernaemontana divaricata &lt;/em&gt;and to evaluate its in-vitro antioxidant potential. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; The extract was subjected to gas chromatography- mass spectrometry analysis to identify phytoconstituents, and screened for hydroxyl, superoxide and 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, reducing power and metal-chelating activity as a measure of potential antioxidant activity. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; GC-MS analysis of the extract revealed the presence of 96 phytoconstituents, of which 17 are reported to be bioactive and 11 of these to possess antioxidant potential. When tested&lt;em&gt; in-vitro&lt;/em&gt;, the extract exhibited the most potent radical-scavenging activity at a maximum concentration of 10 mg/ml, scavenging effects of 64%, 67% and 69% and corresponding half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt;) values of 6.7 mg/ml, 6.8 mg/ml and 6.2 mg/ml on hydroxyl, superoxide and DPPH radicals, respectively. Ascorbic acid used as a standard (10 mg/ml) showed scavenging effects of 73%, 73% and 75% and corresponding IC&lt;sub&gt;50 &lt;/sub&gt;values of 5.3 mg/ml, 5.8 mg/ml and 5.2 mg/ml, respectively, on hydroxyl, superoxide and DPPH radicals. At 10 mg/ml, the extract and an ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid standard exhibited 68% and 78%, respectively, chelation of ferrous ions; at the same concentration, the reducing power of the extract and that of a butylated hydroxytoluene standard was found to be 3.855 and 4.308, respectively.&lt;strong&gt; Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; These observations strongly suggest that the ethanolic extract of &lt;em&gt;T. divaricata&lt;/em&gt; leaves has potent&lt;em&gt; in-vitro&lt;/em&gt; antioxidant activity and thereby could act as a possible therapeutic agent for oxidative stressinduced pathological states.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">451</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muniyandi Anbukkarasi&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Philip A Thomas&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Mahalingam Sundararajan&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Pitchairaj Geraldine&lt;sup&gt;1*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli- 620 024, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Ocular Microbiology, Institute of Ophthalmology, Joseph Eye Hospital, Tiruchirappalli- 620 001, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
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