ANTIBACTERIAL AND PRELIMINARY CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY OF THE ROOTS OF VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES
Journal Title: Int J of Pharm Rev& Res - Year 2013, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Vetiveria zizanioides (Family- Germaine) is growing in the shallow water of a Lake or pond. The volatile oil isolated from the plant is used as perfume and as an insecticide. The aim of the present study was to investigate the antibacterial and cytotoxic activity of roots of Vetiveria zizanioides (Graminae). Preliminary studies in our laboratory indicated that the chloroform extract of the roots of Vetiveria zizanioides which was collected from Timbi Lake at Bakrol, Tal. Waghodiya, Dist. Baroda inhibited the growth of Streptococcus aureus using cup borer method on the solid agar media. The preliminary cytotoxic activity of crude extracts was observed by brine shrimp bioassay which showed significant cytotoxic action as compared to reference standard, Caffeine. We are further planning to work on the antioxidant activity using different in vitro models.
Authors and Affiliations
Roshni Barad , Unnati Atodariya , Swati Bhatt , Siddhi Upadhyay , Umesh Upadhyay , Hiranjal Patel
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP95673
- DOI -
- Views 159
- Downloads 0
A REVIEW ON PENICILLIN ALLERGIES
Penicillin allergies are the most common miss diagnosed and wrongly diagnosed allergies in children. Many children are labeled penicillin allergic without getting them tested prior. Misdiagnosis of penicillin allergy may...
EFFECTS OF LYCOPENE COMPUND ON OXIDATIVE STRESS TO REDUCE THE RATE OF CARDIAC COMPLICATIONS IN TYPE – II DIABETES MELLITUS
The objective of the present study is to evaluate the beneficial effect of tomatoes, which are rich source of Lycopene, relatively a new carotenoid known to play an important role in human health and disease. In this stu...
A SHORT COMMUNICATION ON FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF DEPILATORIES
Depilatory is a cosmetic preparation used to remove hair from the skin on the human body. Currently, common active ingredients are calcium thioglycolate or potassium thioglycolate, which breaks down the disulfide bonds i...
NANOPARTICLES AS APPROACHING TARGET FOR CANCER THERAPY AND THEIR PROMISES & PRECINCTS
The present review provides an idea about the importance of application of nanoparticles in treating cancer and also shows the promises that a targeted nanoparticle can do and the limitations of these nanoparticles based...
FLOATING DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND ITS POSSIBLE SCOPE
In our day to day life oral dosage forms are known to be superior because of its advantages. Furthermore new Oral sustained release dosage forms (SRDFs) have been developed; however, this approach has not been suitable f...