scholarly journals Bioactivities of Artocarpus chaplasha Roxb. and Bougainvillea spectabillis Willd.

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farjana Chowdhury ◽  
Senjuti Pal ◽  
Tasnuva Sharmin ◽  
Ridwan Bin Rashid ◽  
Md. Al Amin Sikder ◽  
...  

The methanol extracts of leaf of Artocarpus chaplasha Roxb. and Bougainvillea spectabillis Willd. as well as their petroleum ether, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform and aqueous soluble partitionates were subjected to screenings for antioxidant, cytotoxic, thrombolytic, membrane stabilizing and antimicrobial activities. The antioxidant potential was evaluated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and Folin- Ciocalteau reagent using butylated hydroxytolune (BHT) and ascorbic acid as standards. The aqueous soluble fraction of the crude methanol extract of A. chaplasha and the methanolic crude extract of B. spectabillis demonstrated the highest free radical scavenging activity with the IC50 of 15.60±0.27 ?g/ml and 18.33±0.17 ?g/ml, which could be correlated to their total phenolic content of 61.26±0.23 and 50.00±0.19 mg of GAE/gm of extractive, respectively. Different extractives of A. chaplasha and B. spectabillis showed clot lysis activity ranging from 2.56±0.68% to 17.07±0.23% and 2.24±0.71% to 17.59±0.74% as compared to 66.77% and 3.791 % produced by the standard streptokinase and water, respectively. In hypotonic solution and heat induced conditions, the crude extract of A. chaplasha inhibited the haemolysis of human erythrocyte by 41.96±0.87% and 40.00±0.78%, while the carbon tetrachloride soluble fraction of methanol extract of B. spectabillis inhibited haemolysis by 65.68±0.36% and 35.62±0.82%, respectively. Here, acetyl salicylic acid (0.1 mg/ml) was used as reference showing 72.79% and 42.12% of haemolysis of RBCs in hypotonic and heat induced conditions, respectively. Among the extractives of both plants, the crude methanol extract of A. chaplasha and the chloroform soluble fraction of B. spectabillis extract revealed mild to moderate antimicrobial activity with zone of inhibition ranging from with 7.0 to 13.0 mm. The general toxicity was determined by brine shrimp lethality bioassay where the pet-ether soluble fraction of A. chaplasha (LC50 0.781±0.36 ?g/ml) and the aqueous soluble partitionate of B. spectabillis (LC50 1.28±0.57 ?g/ml) suggested the presence of considerable bioactive principles. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bpj.v16i1.14493 Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 16(1): 63-68, 2013

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-158
Author(s):  
Farzana Kabir ◽  
Asif Uj Jaman ◽  
Rizia Azad Rumpa ◽  
Tabassum Jannat ◽  
Safaet Alam ◽  
...  

As there is a resurgence of interest in plants as promising sources of new active pharmaceutical constituents, the present study has been designed to establish the preliminary biological activities of Blumea clarkei Hook.f. leaves. Here, the crude methanol extract of the leaves along with its organic and aqueous soluble fractions were subjected to different in vitro and in vivo assays. The ethyl acetate soluble fraction exhibited the highest total phenolic content (71.59 mg of GAE/gm of extract) and DPPH free radical scavenging (IC50 value 19.25 μg/ml) whereas another polar fraction; the aqueous soluble extractive showed the maximum cytotoxicity (LC50 value of 18.60 μg/ml) in the brine shrimp lethality assay. In membrane stabilizing activity evaluation, the inhibition of hypotonic solution and heat induced hemolysis were revealed maximum by the DCM (30.64%) and aqueous soluble fraction (39.15%), respectively while the crude methanol extract exhibited the highest thrombolytic potential (30.47% clot lysis). The central analgesic activity of the crude extract significantly increased the latent response time in tail-immersion method (p<0.001) at doses 200 and 400 mg/kg of body weight after 90 minutes of administration when compared to the control group. In acetic acid-induced writhing method, the plant extract showed prominent peripheral analgesia (p<0.001) with 47.54% and 65.57% inhibition at 200- and 400-mg/kg of body weight, respectively. In addition, a dose dependent hypoglycemic and antidiarrheal activities were also observed by the crude extract. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 24(2): 149-158, 2021


2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayed Mamur Hossain ◽  
Farhana Islam ◽  
Tasnuva Sharmin ◽  
Hasib Sheikh ◽  
AM Rashedul Hasan ◽  
...  

The methanol extract of leaves and stems of Glycosmis arborea and their pet-ether, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform and aqueous soluble partitionates were subjected to assays for antioxidant activity by Folin-Ciocalteau reagent, membrane stabilizing and thrombolytic activities. The carbon tetrachloride soluble fraction of stems of G. arborea demonstrated the presence of significant amount of phenolic compounds (36.95 ± 0.54 mg of GAE/g of extract). The extractives inhibited heat as well as hypotonic solution-induced haemolysis of rat erythrocytes in vitro. The pet-ether soluble fraction of leaves and stems of G. arborea showed 20.46 and 38.24% and 22.50 and 48.25%. inhibition of hemolysis of RBC caused by heat and hypotonic solution, as compared to 30.55 and 72.91% inhibition of hemolysis of RBC caused by the standard Acetyl salicylic acid at 0.01 mg/ml concentration, respectively. Among the four fractions, the chloroform soluble materials of the stems of G. arborea revealed highest thrombolytic activity with clot lysis value of 36.50% while standard streptokinase and water used as positive and negative controls, showed 64.25±0.26 and 2.35±0.35 % lysis of clot respectively DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bpj.v15i2.12579 Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 15(2): 141-143, 2012


2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanjina Hoque ◽  
Md Al Amin Sikder ◽  
Mohammad A Kaisar ◽  
Abu Asad Chowdhury ◽  
Mohammad A Rashid

Two Bangladeshi medicinal plants from Araceae family, Alocasia indica and Steudnera virosa, have been investigated for their in vitro thrombolytic, membrane stabilizing antimicrobial activities and generalized    toxicity. The total phenolic content was also determined and expressed in gallic acid equivalent. The membrane stabilizing activity was assessed by heat and hypotonic solution induced methods. The carbon tetrachloride soluble  fraction (CTCSF) of A. indica and aqueous soluble fraction (AQSF) of S. virosa demonstrated strong membrane stabilizing activity. Different extractives of A. indica and S. virosa showed moderate thrombolytic activity. Among the two plants, the methanoic crude extract and its chloroform soluble partitionate of S. virosa revealed moderate inhibition of microbial growth. In brine shrimp lethality bioassay, the pet-ether and carbon tetrachloride soluble fractions of A. indica and the crude extract and its pet-ether soluble fraction of S. virosa were found to be as lethal as    Vincristine sulphate after 24 hours observation on shrimp nauplii.   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/dujps.v10i2.11794   Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 10(2): 131-135, 2011(December)  


2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zokhroof Yeasmin ◽  
Sharif Tanvir ◽  
Tasnuva Sharmin ◽  
Ridwan Bin Rashid ◽  
Md Al Amin Sikder ◽  
...  

The study was designed to evaluate the bioactivities of crude methanol extracts of leaves of Malvaviscus arboreus and Phyllanthus reticulatus along with their pet-ether, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform and aqueous soluble partitionates. The antioxidant potential was evaluated by DPPH and Folin-Ciocalteau reagents using butylated hydroxytolune (BHT) and ascorbic acid as standards. In the DPPH free radical scavenging assay, the crude methanol extract of M. arboreus revealed the highest free radical scavenging activity with IC50 values 6.47 ± 0.78 ?g/ml. In brine shrimp lethality bioassay, the chloroform soluble materials of M. arboreus displayed the highest cytotoxic potential having LC50 values 2.73 ± 0.36 ?g/ml, whereas the standard vincristine sulphate exhibited an LC50 value of 0.45 ?g/ml. In the thrombolytic activity assay, the pet-ether soluble fractions of M. arboreus and P. reticulatus revealed 55.60 ± 0.48 % and 18.99 ± 0.84% clot lysis, respectively. In the membrane stabilizing activity assay, the chloroform soluble fraction of M. arboreus inhibited heat- and hypotonic solution- induced haemolysis of RBCs by 54.60 ± 0.81 % and 66.96 ± 0.84 % as compared to 57.06 % and 72.79 % inhibition by acetyl salicylic acid (0.10 mg/ml), respectively. On the other hand, the pet-ether soluble materials of crude methanol extract of P. reticulatus demonstrated 57.11 ± 0.57 % and 70.62 ± 0.22 % inhibition of heat- and hypotonic solution- induced hemolysis, respectively. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/dujps.v13i2.21892 Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 13(2): 143-147, 2014 (December)


2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nushrat Jahan ◽  
SM Ashikur Rahman ◽  
Mohammad S Rahman ◽  
Mohammad A Rashid

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt is a popular herb in Bangladesh. In the present studies, the plant has been assessed to evaluate its in vitro thrombolytic and membrane stabilizing properties. Initially, the plant was collected, processed and extracted with methanol and the concentrated crude methanol extract was fractionated into petroleum ether, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform and aqueous soluble materials. All extractives, including the parent extract were subjected to thrombolytic and membrane stabilizing bioassays. In case of thrombolytic study, the carbon tetrachloride soluble fraction exhibited highest clot lysis. Here, streptokinase and distilled water were used as positive and negative control, respectively. However, in the assay for membrane stabilizing activity, the crude methanol extract along with other extractives were capable to inhibit hemolysis of erythrocyte membrane in hypotonic solution- and heat- induced conditions, which indicated anti-inflammatory property of the samples. Acetyl salicylic acid was used as standard drug in this assay. This represents the first report of thrombolytic and membrane stabilizing activities of B. rapa subsp. chinensis. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bpj.v17i2.22336 Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 17(2): 172-176, 2014


2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
Faiza Tahia ◽  
Mohidur Rahman ◽  
Marzia Bilkiss ◽  
Md Al Amin Sikder ◽  
Mohammad A Rashid

The methanol extract of bark of Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) and its organic and aqueous soluble partitionates were subjected to assays for antioxidant, cytotoxic, thrombolytic, membrane stabilizing, antimicrobial and analgesic activities. In the DPPH free radical scavenging assay, the pet ether and carbon tetra chloride soluble partitionate of the methanolic extract demonstrated the highest free radical scavenging activity with IC50 values of 60.46 ?g/ml and 78.58 ?g/ml, respectively. On the other hand, the carbon tetrachloride and pet ether soluble fractions displayed the potential lethality to brine shrimps, having LC50 of 7.24 and 7.89 ?g/ml, as compared to standard vincristine sulphate (LC50 value of 0.45 ?g/ml). During assay for thrombolytic property, the carbon tetrachloride and aqueous soluble materials revealed 66.36 % and 64.25 % clot lysis of human blood, respectively. In the membrane stabilizing assay, the carbon tetrachloride soluble fraction inhibited 86.79 % haemolysis of human RBCs in hypotonic solution-induced condition, while the aqueous soluble partitionate inhibited 92.39 % haemolysis of RBCs in the heat-induced condition. The crude methanolic extract of bark of N. cadamba showed significant central and peripheral analgesic activity at both 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight, whereas its chloroform soluble fraction mildly inhibited the growth of test microorganisms. Therefore, our studies suggest that wild cinchona should be subjected to extensive phytopharmacological investigation.Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 19(1): 32-36, 2016


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Samira Karim ◽  
Md. Shariful Islam ◽  
Zarin Tasnim ◽  
Farhina R. Laboni ◽  
Azima S. Julie ◽  
...  

Objective: The ethanolic plant extracts of Asparagus racemosus and their partitionates were assessed for thrombolytic, membrane stabilizing, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity in vitro. Methods: The collected plant was dried and grinded. The coarse powder was shocked in 2000 mL of 90% methanol for several days then filtrated. At 40°C the volume of crude ethanolic extract (CEE) was reduced by a vacuum rotary evaporator followed by concentrated aqueous ethanol extractive was fractionated into petroleum ether (PSF), carbon tetrachloride (CTSF), chloroform soluble fraction (CSF) and aqueous (AQSF) soluble fractions. Results: In thrombolytic assay among all the extractives, carbon tetrachloride soluble fraction (CTSF) showed the highest clot lysis (41.48 ± 0.43%) activity as compared with standard streptokinase (65.16 ± 0.16%). With respect to the membrane stabilizing activity, chloroform soluble fraction (CSF) profoundly inhibited the lysis of erythrocytes (80.86 ± 0.36%) induced by osmosis, whereas reference standard acetyl salicylic acid (ASA) resulted in (88.99 ± 0.39%) inhibition of lysis. On the other hand, CTSF showed slightly higher level of protection against heat-induced hemolysis (85.68 ± 0.75%) as same as with ASA, (85.68 ± 0.75%)). In antimicrobial investigation, crude ethanol extract (CEE) and their partitioning fractions exhibited moderate inhibition of growth of some examined bacteria. The total phenolic content was found maximum (930.94 mg of GAE/gm) in CEE of A. racemosus. The antioxidant potentials in term of DPPH free radical scavenging assay showed EC50 values 2.62 μg/mL by aqueous soluble fraction (AQSF) in comparison to ascorbic acid 2.48 μg/mL as a reference standard. Conclusions: This study was conducted to validate the A. racemosus plant as thrombolytic, membrane stabilizing agent, antimicrobial and antioxidant.


2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-204
Author(s):  
Md Akbar Hossain ◽  
Md Enamul Haque ◽  
Md Hassan Kawsar ◽  
Md Sohel Rana

The methanol extract of aerial parts of Dioscorea alata and its organic and aqueous soluble materials were subjected to screenings for antioxidant, cytotoxic, thrombolytic, membrane stabilizing and antimicrobial activities. The polyphenol content and DPPH free radical scavenging assay were conducted to evaluate the antioxidant activity. The total phenolic content was found to vary for different test samples ranging from 23.69 ± 0.25 to 26.60 ± 0.22 mg of GAE/gm of dried extract. In DPPH method the chloroform soluble fraction (CSF) of D. alata revealed the highest free radical scavenging activity with IC5025.33 ± 0.05 μg/ml. The petroleum ether soluble fraction (PESF) exhibited highest cytotoxic potential having LC50 value of 6.1 μg/ml. During the membrane stabilizing assay, the aqueous soluble fraction (AQSF) inhibited 31.91% and 47.55% haemolysis of RBC in hypotonic solution- and heat-induced method, respectively. In thrombolytic assay, the chloroform soluble fraction (CSF) displayed 40.45% clot lysis. On the other hand the carbon tetrachloride (CTCSF) and chloroform soluble fraction (CSF) revealed mild to moderate antimicrobial activity with zone of inhibition ranging from 8 to 12 mm.Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 20(2): 200-204, 2017


2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-162
Author(s):  
Faiza Tahia ◽  
Priyanka Majumder ◽  
Md Al Amin Sikder ◽  
Mohammad A Rashid

The methanol extracts of leaves and barks of Adansonia digitata (L.) and their organic and aqueous soluble partitioning materials were evaluated for antioxidant, cytotoxic, thrombolytic, membrane stabilizing, antimicrobial, analgesic, and antidiarrhoel activities. In the DPPH free radical scavenging assay, the aqueous soluble materials of bark and leaves of A. digitata displayed the highest free radical scavenging activity with IC50 values of 2.21 ?g/ml and 7.70 ?g/ml, respectively while the crude extract of leaves and its pet ether soluble fraction showed significant lethality to brine shrimps having LC50 value of 6.99 and 0.284 ?g/ml, respectively as compared to standard vincristine sulphate (LC50 value of 0.44 ?g/ml). During assay for thrombolytic activity of human blood clot, the carbon tetrachloride soluble partitionate of leaves of A. digitata revealed 48.11% clot lysis. In the membrane stabilizing assay, the carbon tetrachloride- and aqueous-soluble fractions of methanol extract of leaves inhibited 61.52 % and 16.03 % hypotonic solution- and heat-induced haemolysis of RBCs, respectively. The methanolic extracts of leaves and barks of A. digitata revealed significant central and peripheral analgesic activity at 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight. The crude extract of leaves of A. digitata also displayed significant antidiarrhoel but mild antibacterial activities.Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 14(2): 157-162, 2015 (December)


2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Al Amin Sikder ◽  
Razib Saha ◽  
Md Rokibuzzaman ◽  
Tasnuva Sharmin ◽  
Ridwan Bin Rashid ◽  
...  

The crude methanol extracts of the leaf of Lophopetalum fimbriatum (non Wight) F. Vill. and Calophyllum inophyllum L. as well as their pet-ether, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform and aqueous soluble fractions were evaluated for antioxidant, cytotoxic, thrombolytic, membrane stabilizing and antimicrobial activities. The antioxidant potential was evaluated by DPPH and Folin-Ciocalteau reagent using butylated hydroxytolune (BHT) and ascorbic acid as standards, respectively. Among the extractives of L. fimbriatum and C. inophyllum, the chloroform soluble fraction and methanolic crude extract demonstrated the highest free radical scavenging activity (IC50 = 175.57 ± 0.02 ?g/ml and IC50 = 1.0 ± 0.22 ?g/ml) which could be correlated with their total phenol contents 82.15 ± 0.89 and 32.19 ± 0.81 mg of GAE /g of extractives, respectively. In the brine shrimp lethality bioassay, the carbon tetrachloride soluble fractions of L. fimbriatum (LC50 = 0.515 ± 0.03 ?g/ml) and C. inophyllum (LC50 = 0.77 ± 0.18 ?g/ml) revealed general toxicity. During assay for thrombolytic activity, the carbon tetrachloride soluble materials of L. fimbriatum and the chloroform soluble fraction of leaf of C. inophyllum revealed clot lysis by 8.89 ± 1.410% and 27.84 ± 0.94%, while the standard streptokinase and water, used as positive and negative controls, demonstrated 66.77% and 3.79% clot lysis, respectively. In hypotonic solution and heat induced conditions, the crude methanol extracts of L. fimbriatum and C. inophyllum inhibited haemolysis of human erythrocyte by 68.14 ± 2.05% & 40.00 ± 1.6% and 57.67 ± 0.26% and 28.12 ± 0.38%, respectively. Here, acetyl salicylic acid (0.1 mg/ml) was used as reference showing 72.79% and 42.12% haemolysis of RBCs in hypotonic solution and heat induced conditions, respectively. The antimicrobial activity was assessed by the disc diffusion method and the chloroform soluble fraction of L. fimbriatum demonstrated 16.0 mm zone of inhibition against Sarcina lutea. Different extractives of C. inophyllum inhibited microbial growth with zone of inhibition ranging from 10.0 mm to 22.0 mm. Among the different extractives of C. inophyllum, the pet-ether and carbon tetrarchloride soluble fractions demonstrated 22.0 mm zone of inhibition against Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, respectively. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bpj.v16i2.22305 Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 16(2): 205-209, 2013


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