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| Title | : | In vitro Physico-chemical, Phytochemical and Fluroscence Assessment of Mucuna sps. |
| Country | : | India |
| Authors | : | S. N. Murthy || S. Sangvikar || M. M. Malgaonkar || C. Sharma || Y. R. Kulkarni |
Abstract: Mucuna is commonly called as "Kapikacchu', which is known to have various medicinal properties and being used in Ayurveda since ages. Medicinal plants have bioactive compounds which are used for curing various diseases. The present investigation is aimed to screen the various bioactive compounds present in seeds of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC., Mucuna cochinchinensis (Lour.)A. Chev. black seeds variety and Mucuna cochinchinensis (Lour.) A. Chev. white seeds variety. In the present study, an attempt was made to analyse and evaluate the presence of various phytoconstituents as well as fluorescent characteristics of seeds of Mucuna sps. Along with this, during the research work, physicochemical parameters were also determined.
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| Title | : | Screening and Identification of traits in plant growth promoting rhizobacteria from rhizospheric soils of Persea bombycina |
| Country | : | India |
| Authors | : | Banasmita Das || Hridip Kumar Sarma || Gargee Konwar || Juri Saikia || Jintu Rabha |
Abstract: The rhizosphere is the region of soil that is influenced by root secretions and associated soil microorganisms. Plant growth promotingrhizobacteria (PGPR) are a heterogeneous group of bacteria found in the rhizosphere . Here, an attempt has been made to screen and identify PGPR traits in bacteria isolated and characterized from Perseabombycinarhizospheric soils. Samples were collected from rhizosphere of Som (Perseabombycina) growing in the Regional Botanical Garden, Department of Botany, Gauhati University, Guwahati. 14 pure cultures were obtained in solid Nutient Agar Media. For in vitro screening of isolates for their PGP activities, tests include Indole Acetic Acid Test, quantitative analysis of IAA, production of ammonia (NH3), production of hydrogen cyanide (HCN).
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| Title | : | Benzyl isothiocyanate production from Salvadorapersica L. callus cultures |
| Country | : | Egypt |
| Authors | : | Ghada A. Hegazi || Nashwa A. El-Hanafy || Zakia A. Abu-Elkheir || Ismail A. Hussein |
Abstract: In vitro production of valuable secondary metabolites is the best suited alternative over traditional field cultivation and chemical synthesis, for mass production of natural pure chemicals more cheaply and rapidly, independently from climate change and negative biotic and abiotic influences on secondary metabolites production in naturally grown plants. Benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC), a major compound in Salvadorapersica L., is one of the naturally occurring isothiocyanates, and has antioxidant and anticancer properties. In this study, an in vitro method was developed for the production of BITC from callus cultures of S. persica, a rare medicinal plant in Egypt. Two types of explants; leaf and stem sections were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium, supplemented with different concentrations of 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) independently or in combination with kinetin (Kn), for callus induction and mentainance..
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