A water soluble carotenoid derivative is reported for the first time. The source was the fruit pulp of palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L). Using the normal carotenoid extraction procedure the yellow pigment was found to ...

Methanol extracts of eighteen plants belonging to thirteen families were evaluated under laboratory conditions for their effects on the oviposition and larval mortality of the rice moth, Corcyra cephalonica. Each plant ...

Carotenoid analyses results are subject to much variation. In this study, problems of sampling, extraction, chromatography, spectral data, and chemical tests are discussed together with in-vitro bioaccessibility. In ...

Agaric fungi found on fallen logs of different wood species in home gardens were studied. Species richness and their substrate preferences were determined by examining the fruit body formation, habit and frequency of their ...

Palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.) flour (Odiyal) is well known to contain toxins. A new saponin was isolated from the medium pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) fraction between 90% - 100% MeOH:EtOAc extract and ...