<?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%">Pooja Agrahari</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Richa R</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumari Swati</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Supriya Rai</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vinay Kumar Singh</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dinesh Kumar Singh</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ficus religiosa Tree Leaves as Bioindicators of Heavy Metals in Gorakhpur City, Uttar Pradesh, India</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%">Atomic absorption spectroscopy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lead</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Metal</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">March 2018</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/501</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">416-420</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; The present work investigates the metal uptake of the plant &lt;em&gt;Ficus religiosa&lt;/em&gt; leaves collected from nine experimental sites in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; The concentration of lead in leaves was determined with help of atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Results: The level of the lead in leaves of &lt;em&gt;Ficus religiosa&lt;/em&gt; was much higher than the limits recommended by World Health Organization (WHO). The bioaccumulation of lead was highest in site 2 (Gayatri nagar) i.e. 14.1 mg kg&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt; dry weight of &lt;em&gt;F. religiosa&lt;/em&gt;. To determine the relationship between the lead concentration in leaves and traffic density the Pearson&amp;rsquo;s correlation analysis has been performed. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The value of Pearson&amp;rsquo;s correlation coefficient was positive indicating that the traffic density plays an important role in the lead pollution in plants.&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%">416</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pooja Agrahari&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Richa&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Kumari Swati&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Supriya Rai&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Vinay Kumar Singh&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Dinesh Kumar Singh&lt;sup&gt;1*&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Malacology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, U.P., 273009, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;M.Sc Students (2016)- Department of Environmental Science, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, U.P., 273009, 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%">Dinesh Kumar Singh</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Divya jyoti Singh</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Photoactivated chlorophyllin and acetylcholinesterase/ cytochrome oxidase activity in Fasciola gigantica cercaria larvae</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%">Acetylcholinesterase</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cercaria larva</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cytochrome oxidase</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fasciola Gigantica</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lymnaea acuminata</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nervous tissue</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">May 2018</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/667</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">768-772</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; The effect of chlorophyllin (CHL), CHL + freeze dried cow urine (FCU) and FCU on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and cytochrome oxidase activity in the nervous tissue of the host snail &lt;em&gt;Lymnaea acuminata&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; parasitic cercaria larvae of &lt;em&gt;Fasciola gigantica&lt;/em&gt; were studied. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Whole cercaria larvae and snail nervous tissue was homogenized and supernatant was used as an enzyme source. Enzyme activity was measured in 10-mm path length cuvette using incubation mixtures and change in optical density was recorded. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Sublethal 4 h LC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; 40% and 80% of these formulations in sunlight and laboratory conditions caused no significant change in AChE activity in the nervous tissue of host snail. It was noted that sublethal &lt;em&gt;in vivo&lt;/em&gt; 8 h exposure to 40% and 80% of 4 h LC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; of single and binary combination of CHL+FCU, CHL and FCU significantly altered the AChE and cytochrome oxidase activity in the cercaria larvae. Binary combinations of CHL+FCU in sunlight were more effective in inhibiting both the enzymes. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The present study reported that enzymes AChE and cytochrome oxidase were inhibited by chlorophyllin formulations and thus causing the larval death inside the snail body without affecting the snail itself which is an important bioindicator of aquatic ecosytem.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">768</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dinesh Kumar Singh&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;, Divya Jyoti Singh&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Malacology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, Pin: 273 009, 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%">Neelam Soni</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dinesh Kumar Singh</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vinay Kumar Singh</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Inhibition Kinetics of Acetylcholinesterase and Phosphatases by the Active Constituents of Terminalia arjuna and Tamarindus indica in the Cerebral Ganglion of Lymnaea acuminata</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%">Arjunolic acid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Enzymes</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lymnaea acuminata</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Procynadine</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tamarindus indica</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Terminalia arjuna</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">February 2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://phcogj.com/fulltext/292</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">148-156</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;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; Paper demonstrates effect of the active molluscicidal components arjunolic acid (&lt;em&gt;Terminalia arjuna&lt;/em&gt; bark) and procynadine (&lt;em&gt;Tamarindus indica&lt;/em&gt; seed) on the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and phosphatases (ACP/ALP) in the cerebral ganglion of snail &lt;em&gt;Lymnaea acuminata&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Kinetics of AChE/ACP/ ALP inhibition in the cerebral ganglion of snail &lt;em&gt;Lymnaea acuminata&lt;/em&gt; was studied via &lt;em&gt;in vivo&lt;/em&gt; (40% and 80% of 96 h LC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt;) and &lt;em&gt;in vitro&lt;/em&gt; treatments (0.3 &lt;em&gt;&amp;mu;&lt;/em&gt;g to 7.0 &lt;em&gt;&amp;mu;&lt;/em&gt;g) of the column purified fractions, arjunolic acid and procynadine. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;In vivo&lt;/em&gt; exposure of procynadine and arjunolic acid significantly inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE), acid phosphatase (ACP) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities in the cerebral ganglion of &lt;em&gt;L. acuminata&lt;/em&gt; exposed to 80% of 96h LC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt;. In &lt;em&gt;in vitro&lt;/em&gt; treatment maximum inhibition in AChE/ACP/ALP activities in the cerebral ganglion of snail were noted when exposed to 7.0 &lt;em&gt;&amp;mu;&lt;/em&gt;g of arjunolic acid and 0.9 &lt;em&gt;&amp;mu;&lt;/em&gt;g of procynadine. Column purified fraction of &lt;em&gt;T. arjuna&lt;/em&gt; bark and &lt;em&gt;T. indica&lt;/em&gt; seed caused non-competitive and uncompetitive inhibition of AChE activity, respectively. Column purified fraction and arjunolic acid of &lt;em&gt;T. arjuna&lt;/em&gt; bark caused uncompetitive inhibition of ACP while column purified fraction and procynadine of &lt;em&gt;T. indica&lt;/em&gt; seed caused competitive inhibition. Competitivenon- competitive inhibition of ALP activity in the cerebral ganglion of &lt;em&gt;L. acuminata&lt;/em&gt; was observed after treatment of column purified active components of both plants. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusions:&lt;/strong&gt; The molluscicidal activity of &lt;em&gt;T. arjuna&lt;/em&gt; bark (arjunolic acid) and &lt;em&gt;T. indica&lt;/em&gt; seed (procynadine) against snail &lt;em&gt;L. acuminata&lt;/em&gt; is due to the inhibition of AChE/ACP/ ALP. Their inhibition kinetics against AChE/ACP/ALP, were different in cerebral ganglion of snail.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">148</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Neelam Soni, Dinesh Kumar Singh, Vinay Kumar Singh* &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Department of Zoology, Malacology laboratory, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur 273009, Uttar Pradesh, India.&amp;nbsp;&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%">Divya Chaturvedi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dinesh Kumar Singh</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vinay Kumar Singh</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Photodynamic Toxicity of Chlorophyllin against Fasciola gigantica Carrier Snail Indoplanorbis exustus in Visible Spectral Band</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%">Chlorophyllin</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fasciolosis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Indoplanorbis exustus</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Photodynamic Product</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Visible light band.</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">September 2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/168</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">729-736</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;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Fasciolosis is one of the most debilitating diseases caused by liver flukes &lt;em&gt;Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica&lt;/em&gt;. Snail Lymnaeidae and Planorbidae is the intermediate host of these flukes. Snail population management is a good tool to control fasciolosis because gastropods represent the weakest link in the life-cycle of trematode. Aim of the present study is to explore the molluscicidal activity of chlorophyllin in visible spectral band against &lt;em&gt;Fasciola gigantica carrier snail Indoplanorbis exustus&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Chlorophyll was transformed into water-soluble chlorophyllin in 100% ethanol by using different types of chemicals. Ten snails &lt;em&gt;Indoplanorbis exustus&lt;/em&gt; were placed in a glass aquarium containing 3 L of dechlorinated tap water. These snails were treated with different concentrations of chlorophyllin in sunlight as well as exposed to different visible spectral band of light. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Pure chlorophyllin (96 h LC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; 6.54 mg/l) in sunlight was more toxic than extracted chlorophyllin (96 h LC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; 939.65 mg/l). There was a significant variation in the toxicity of chlorophyllin with snails, exposed to visible spectral band of light. The highest and lowest toxicity of chlorophyllin against &lt;em&gt;I. exustus&lt;/em&gt; was noted in yellow light (96 h LC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; 2016.79 mg/l) and green light (96 h LC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; 2433.16 mg/l). High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) study reveals that the active molluscicidal component extracted in spinach leaves is chlorophyllin. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Due to the photodynamic nature of chlorophyllin, it has the potential to control the population of vector snails and ultimately fasciolosis in developing countries.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">729</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Divya Chaturvedi, Dinesh Kumar Singh,&amp;nbsp;Vinay Kumar Singh&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Malacology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, Pin: 273 009, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>