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Bioactivity studies on Musa seminifera Lour.

Pharmacognosy magazine

Saha S, Shilpi JA, Mondal H, Gofur R, Billah M, Nahar L, Sarker SD.
PMID: 24124283
Pharmacogn Mag. 2013 Oct;9(36):315-22. doi: 10.4103/0973-1296.117827.

BACKGROUND: Musa seminifera Lour is a tree-like perennial herb that has been used in folk medicine in Bangladesh to heal a number of ailments.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the antioxidant, analgesic, antidiarrheal, anthelmintic activities, and general toxicity of the ethanol extract...

Practical Liposomal Formulation for Taxanes with Polyethoxylated Castor Oil and Ethanol with Complete Encapsulation Efficiency and High Loading Efficiency.

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)

Shigehiro T, Masuda J, Saito S, Khayrani AC, Jinno K, Seno A, Vaidyanath A, Mizutani A, Kasai T, Murakami H, Satoh A, Ito T, Hamada H, Seno Y, Mandai T, Seno M.
PMID: 28946623
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2017 Sep 23;7(10). doi: 10.3390/nano7100290.

Taxanes including paclitaxel and docetaxel are effective anticancer agents preferably sufficient for liposomal drug delivery. However, the encapsulation of these drugs with effective amounts into conventional liposomes is difficult due to their high hydrophobicity. Therefore, an effective encapsulation strategy...

Microbial degradation, cytotoxicity and antibacterial activity of polyurethanes based on modified castor oil and polycaprolactone.

Journal of biomaterials science. Polymer edition

Uscátegui YL, Arévalo FR, Díaz LE, Cobo MI, Valero MF.
PMID: 27654066
J Biomater Sci Polym Ed. 2016 Dec;27(18):1860-1879. doi: 10.1080/09205063.2016.1239948. Epub 2016 Oct 11.

The objective of this study was to assess the effects of type of polyol and concentration of polycaprolactone (PCL) in polyurethanes (PUs) on microbial degradability, cytotoxicity, biological properties and antibacterial activity to establish whether these materials may have biomedical...

Enhanced selective lymphatic delivery of cyclosporin a by solubilizers and intensified immunosuppressive activity against mice skin allograft.

Pharmaceutical research

Takada K, Yoshimura H, Yoshikawa H, Muranishi S, Yasumura T, Oka T.
PMID: 24271357
Pharm Res. 1986 Feb;3(1):48-51. doi: 10.1023/A:1016324932378.

The absorption and lymphatic delivery of a new immunosuppressive drug, cyclosporin A (CsA), were studied in rats by administering CsA orally after solubilization with HCO-60 (polyoxyethylated hydrogenated castor oil), sugar ester, and oils. After the administration of solubilized CsA...

Evaluation of the anti-diarrheal activity of the leaf extract of Croton macrostachyus Hocsht. ex Del. (Euphorbiaceae) in mice model.

BMC complementary and alternative medicine

Degu A, Engidawork E, Shibeshi W.
PMID: 27681095
BMC Complement Altern Med. 2016 Sep 29;16(1):379. doi: 10.1186/s12906-016-1357-9.

BACKGROUND: Traditional healers in Ethiopia use a wide range of medicinal plants with antidiarrheal properties. Among these, Croton macrostachyus is one such plant claimed to have an antidiarrheal activity in Ethiopian folklore medicine. Previous studies showed that the crude...

Castor Oil Chocolate.

The Indian medical gazette

[No authors listed]
PMID: 29000550
Ind Med Gaz. 1890 Jan;25(1):20.

No abstract available.

Fabrication of modified hydrogenated castor oil/GPTMS-ZnO composites and effect on UV resistance of leather.

Scientific reports

Ma J, Duan L, Lu J, Lyu B, Gao D, Wu X.
PMID: 28623345
Sci Rep. 2017 Jun 16;7(1):3742. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-03879-3.

Leather products are made from the natural skin collagen fibers. It is vulnerable to the environmental factor such as solar ultraviolet irradiation in the using process. Therefore anti-UV performance is a very important quality, particularly for chrome-free leather. ZnO...

The In Vitro-In Vivo Safety Confirmation of PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil as a Surfactant for Oral Nanoemulsion Formulation.

Scientia pharmaceutica

Rachmawati H, Novel MA, Ayu S, Berlian G, Tandrasasmita OM, Tjandrawinata RR, Anggadiredja K.
PMID: 28362322
Sci Pharm. 2017 Mar 31;85(2). doi: 10.3390/scipharm85020018.

Evaluation on the safety use of high concentration of polyoxyl 40 (PEG-40) hydrogenated castor oil as a surfactant for oral nanoemulsion was performed in Webster mice. As previously reported, nearly 20% of PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil was used to...

Croton grewioides Baill. (Euphorbiaceae) Shows Antidiarrheal Activity in Mice.

Pharmacognosy research

da Silva AD, de Melo E Silva K, Neto JC, Costa VC, Pessôa Hde L, Tavares JF, da Silva MS, Cavalcante Fde A.
PMID: 27365990
Pharmacognosy Res. 2016 Jul-Sep;8(3):202-5. doi: 10.4103/0974-8490.181465.

UNLABELLED: Based on chemotaxonomy, we decided to investigate the possible antidiarrheal activity in mice of a crude ethanolic extract obtained from aerial parts of Croton grewioides (CG-EtOH). We tested for any possible toxicity in rat erythrocytes and acute toxicity...

Suborganellar Localization and Molecular Characterization of Nonproteolytic Degraded Leukoplast Pyruvate Kinase from Developing Castor Oil Seeds.

Plant physiology

Negm FB, Cornel FA, Plaxton WC.
PMID: 12228683
Plant Physiol. 1995 Dec;109(4):1461-1469. doi: 10.1104/pp.109.4.1461.

Plastid pyruvate kinase (PKp) activity and anti-(castor oil seed [COS] PKp) immunoglobulin G immunoreactive polypeptides were recovered in the stroma but not from envelope membranes of purified COS leukoplasts that had been subfractionated by sucrose density gradient centrifugation. The...

Zinc and titanium oxides: promising UV-absorbers but what influence do they have on the intact skin?.

International journal of cosmetic science

Lansdown AB, Taylor A.
PMID: 18507634
Int J Cosmet Sci. 1997 Aug;19(4):167-72. doi: 10.1046/j.1467-2494.1997.171712.x.

Suspensions (20%) of microfine and ACS grade zinc oxide, or 20% titanium oxide in water, castor oil or polyethylene glycol were applied topically to rabbit skin over 4 h (1 day) or 2 h daily (3 days). Skin sites...

The use of a graphite-castor oil polyurethane composite electrode for the determination of hydroquinone in photographic developers.

Talanta

Mendes RK, Cervini P, Cavalheiro ET.
PMID: 18970379
Talanta. 2006 Jan 15;68(3):708-12. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2005.05.012. Epub 2005 Jun 24.

The performance of a new graphite-castor oil polyurethane composite electrode in the determination of hydroquinone in photographic developers in a differential pulse voltammetric (DPV) procedure is described. The 60% (graphite, w/w) composite electrode presented good stability, repeatability and accurate...

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