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Studies on Effect of Flabelliferins and Dietary Fibre on the Hypocholesterolaemic Effect of Palmyrah Fruit Pulp

Pathberiya, L.G.; Jansz, E.R. (2005)

The fruit pulp of all 4 main types of Palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.,J has been previously shown to have a significant hypocholesterolaemic effect in ICR mice. Beta-sitosterol. the parent sterol of flabelliferins, is ...

Studies on Dietary Fibre Content of Four Uncommon Palmyrah Fruit Types

Seneviratne, R.M.S.K.; Johansson, Magnus; Pathberiya, L.Gayathri; Jansz, E.R. (2005)

The fruit pulp of common types of palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer) contains high quantities of dietary fibre and pectin content which had been reported to be 5-7%. Four uncommon fruit types were collected from Mannar, Sri ...

Status of Rainbow Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss-Waldaum 1792) Population after the Cessation of Stocking in Waterways of Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

Jinadasa, J.; Kothalawala, A.B.; Herath, H.M.B.K. (2005)

The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) was originally introduced to Sri Lanka as a sport fish in 1882, then it was called Salmo gairdneri and reported to be surviving in few numbers only in the Horton Plaints, although, ...

Purification and Partial Characterisation of Glycosylated Bovine Alpha Lactalbumin

Chandrika, U.G. (2005)

Bovine alpha lactalbumin exists in four different forms. These are F, M, S, and S,' so named because of relative position on non-denaturing polysaccharide gels. F, S, and S, are minor components that make up 15% ofthe ...

Partial Characterisaton of 1,3,6,8- TctrahydroxynaphthaJene Reductase from Verticillium dahliae brm -1

Weerasooriya, M.K.B.; Simpson, T.J. (2005)

1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxynaphtha1ene reductase which isolated from Veritcillium dahliac brm-l , was purified and partially characterised. The result showed that optimum pH and temperature of the enzyme were pH 7 and 30"C ...

Oral Hypoglycaemic Activity of Three Ayurvedic Drug Formulations Marketed in Sri Lanka for Diabetes

Jayasinghe, Lakmal N.; Gunasekera, Nalin C.W.; Ratnasooriya, W.D. (2005)

Most Ayurvedic drug formulations marketed in Sri Lanka for the treatment of diabetes mellitus have not been scientifically evaluated and their therapeutic efficacy remains unknown. The effect of three such formulations, ...

Genetic Diversity of Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) in Sri Lanka Revealed by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Markers

Dasanayaka, P.N.; Everard, J.M.D.T.; Karunanayake, E.H.; Nandadasa, H.G. (2005)

Genetic diversity of seventeen germplasm accessions and three improved cultivars was detenn ined by RAPO analysis. Twenty Operon primers selected from 100 primers were used and these primers amplified coconut DNA generating ...

Foot of the Continental Slope of Sri Lanka

Tantrigoda, Dhammika A.; Fernando, M.M.P.M. (2005)

Foot of the continental slope of Sri Lanka has been determined using satellite bathymetry information downloaded from NOAA database (http://topex.ucsd.edu) employing the second derivative method. Foot of the continental ...

Effect of Vasopressin on Fertility of Male Rats

Ratnasooriya, W.D.; Jayakody, J.R.A.C. (2005)

Several drugs, which induce epididymal contractions, have been tested as potential male contraceptives. Vasopressin is one such agent, which has not been tested as a potential male contraceptive acting via epididymis. ...

Effect of Kohiladi Decoction on Clotting of Blood

Weerasekera, K.R.; Ediriweera, E.R.H.S.S.; Vidyashekhera, M.S.P. Cooray; Jayakody, J.R.A.C.; Ratnasooriya, W.D. (2005)

The study examined the effect ofkohiladi decoction (consisting of tubers of Lasia spinosa, Linn. entire plant of Centella asiatica Linn. seeds of Vigna radiate Linn, bulbs of Allium cepa Linn and dried fish of Katsuwonus ...

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Antidiarrhoeal Activity of Decoction of Scoparia dulcis in Rats

Ratnasooriya, W.D.; Galhena, G.; Liyanage, S.S.P.; Jayakody, J.R.A.C.; Hettiarachchi, A.D.I.; Ediriweera, E.R.S.S. (2005)

The aim of this study was to investigate the antidiarrhoeal potential of a decoction (D) made from Scoparia dulcis Linn (Family: Scrophulariaceae), as indicated by traditional practitioners in Sri Lanka, using the caster ...

A Study on Identification of Genetic Polymorphism of Aedes aegypti Using Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Polymerase Chain Reaction (RAPD-PCR)

Kanthilatha, W.S.P.Y.N.; De Silva, B.G.D.N.K.; Everard, J.M.D.T.; Karunanayake, E.H. (2005)

Amplification of random regions of genomic DNA using 10-base primers in the randomly amplified polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) was used to identify the genetic polymorphisms of Ae. aegypti ...

A Moditied HPLC Method for Routine Laboratory Measurement of Total Homocystine

Perera, P.P.R.; Indrakumar, J.; Peiris, H. (2005)

There is evidence that mild to moderrate elevation of total homocysteine due mainly to vitamin B'2 and folate deficiency or Methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of ...

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