Vibrio cholerae and related vibrios reduce aromatic nitro compounds, including chloramphenicol, producing the corresponding arylamines. An active cell-free preparation of this enzyme has been made and factors affecting its ...

The influence of makaradhwaja on the oxidation of L-tyrosine by rat liver homogenate has been studied and compared with that of red mercuric sulphide, calomel and mercuric chloride. These compounds inhibit the oxidation ...

The distribution of tryptophanase in various cholertgenic and non-cholertgenlc strains of vibrios, and the optimum conditions for the extraction of the enzyme in cell-free state have been described. The properties of the ...

A series of sulphides. pyrimidines and quinazolones have been screened against experimental tuberculosis in guinea-pigs. Only p,p'-diaminodiphenyl sulphide (D.D. sulphide) has been found comparable to Dapsone (DDS). Isoniazid ...

Parenteral administration of DL,α tocopherol acetate during the development of experimental atherosclerosis produced progressive hypercholesterolaemia and β lipoproteinaemia with a marked rise of C/P ratio and β cholesterol. ...

The chemical examination of Ophiorrhiza mungos, reported to be useful in the treatment of cancer, has been carried out. β-Sitosterol, 5α-ergost-7-en-3β-ol and 5α-ergost-8-(14)-en-3β-ol(as an ester) have been identified in ...

Polyphenols as “sensitizers” together with cytotoxic drugs as “inducers” cooperate to trigger apoptosis in various cancer cells. Hence, their combination having similar mode of mechanism may be a novel approach to enhance ...

Two new sterols, 5β-stigmast-7(8)-en-3α.-ol and 5 β -stigmast-8(14)-en3α-ol, the hydrocarbon hentriacontane, the triterpenes lupeol, α-amyrtn and β-amyrin, β-sitosterol and betaine have been identified in the extracts of ...