Muhammad Torequl Islam, Eunüs S. Ali, Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Subrata Shaw et al.
Phytol (PYT) is a diterpene member of the long-chain unsaturated acyclic alcohols. PYT and some of its derivatives, including phytanic acid (PA), exert a wide range of biological effects. PYT is a valuable essential oil (EO) used as a fragrance and a potential candidate for a broad range of applicat...
Razina Rouf, Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Dipto Kumer Sarker, Muhammad Torequl Islam et al.
Background Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is a common herb consumed worldwide as functional food and traditional remedy for the prevention of infectious diseases since ancient time. Garlic and its active organosulfur compounds (OSCs) have been reported to alleviate a number of viral infections in pre-cl...
Eunüs S. Ali, Shazid Md. Sharker, Muhammad Torequl Islam, Ishaq Khan et al.
Nanotechnology is reshaping health care strategies and is expected to exert a tremendous impact in the coming years offering better healthcare facilities. It has led to not only therapeutic drug delivery feasibility but also to diagnostics. Materials in the size of nano range (1-100 mm) used in the ...
Muhammad Torequl Islam, Chandan Kumar Sarkar, Dina M. El‐Kersh, Sarmin Jamaddar et al.
Several corona viral infections have created serious threats in the last couple of decades claiming the death of thousands of human beings. Recently, corona viral epidemic raised the issue of developing effective antiviral agents at the earliest to prevent further losses. Natural products have alway...
Muhammad Torequl Islam, Eunüs S. Ali, Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Md. Amirul Islam et al.
The diterpene lactone andrographolide, isolated from Andrographis paniculata, has been proven to possess several important protective biological activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antiseptic, antimicrobial, cytotoxic, hypolipidemic, cardioprotective, hepatoprotec...
Md. Khirul Islam, Sanjib Saha, Imran Mahmud, Khalit Mohamad et al.
Ethnopharmacological relevance Madhupur forest area, Tangail is one of early human settlements in Bangladesh. Having abode in the vicinity of the forest, a strong ethnobotanical practice has prevailed in this area since ancient time. Due to the rapid deforestation during the last few decades, many p...
Keylla da Conceição Machado, Muhammad Torequl Islam, Eunüs S. Ali, Razina Rouf et al.
Beta (β)-caryophyllene (BCAR) is a major sesquiterpene of various plant essential oils reported for several important pharmacological activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, cardioprotective, hepatoprotective, gastroprotective, nephroprotective, antimicrobial, and immune-mo...
Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Kakoli Rani Mondal, Jamil A. Shilpi, M.T. Rahman
The methanol extract of Cyperus rotundus rhizome, given orally at the doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg b.w., showed significant antidiarrhoeal activity in castor oil induced diarrhoea in mice. Among the fractions, tested at 250 mg/kg, the petroleum ether fraction (PEF) and residual methanol fraction (RMF)...
Muhammad Torequl Islam, Abul Bashar Ripon Khalipha, Rajat Bagchi, Milon Mondal et al.
This review aims to summarize the anticancer effects of the natural monoterpene phenol derivative of cymenethymol and its derivatives as well as further molecular docking study to correlate the interaction of thymol and biomacromolecules that involved in cancer cell growth. For this, an up-to-date (...
Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Lutfun Nahar, Jamil A. Shilpi, Mohammad Shoeb et al.
Abstract Xylocarpus granatum J. König (Meliaceae), commonly known as ‘dhundul’, is a Bangladeshi mangrove tree, and well distributed in a number of other countries of south‐east Asia, Australia and east Africa. Traditionally, X. granatum has been used as an astringent and febrifuge, and also for the...
Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Jamil A. Shilpi, Saidul Alam, M Alamgir et al.
The methanol (MeOH) extract of the barks of Xylocarpus moluccensis, and different fractions of this extract were studied for antidiarrhoeal activity using castor oil- and magnesium sulphate-induced diarrhoea models in mice. At the doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg, the MeOH extract showed significant antid...
Jamil A. Shilpi, Md. Taufiq-Ur-Rahman, Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Md. Shahanur Alam et al.
Preliminary pharmacological studies were performed on the methanol extract of Bixa orellana L. (Bixaceae) leaves to investigate neuropharmacological, anticonvulsant, analgesic, antidiarrhoeal activity and effect on gastrointestinal motility. All studies were conducted in mice using doses of 125, 250...
Mohasana Afroz, Sanzida Akter, Asif Ahmed, Razina Rouf et al.
The Solanaceae is an important plant family that has been playing an essential role in traditional medicine and human nutrition. Members of the Solanaceae are rich in bioactive metabolites and have been used by different tribes around the world for ages. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) from plants hav...
Anderson Wilbur Lopes Andrade, Keylla da Conceição Machado, Kátia da Conceição Machado, Daiana Dias Ribeiro Figueiredo et al.
PURPOSE: Free radicals are considered as the causative agents of a variety of acute and chronic pathologies. Natural antioxidants have drawn attention of the researchers in recent years for their ability to scavenge free radicals with minimal or even no side effects. This study evaluates the antioxi...
Md. Taufiq-Ur-Rahman, Jamil A. Shilpi, Muniruddin Ahmed, Chowdhury Faiz Hossain
Piper chaba Hunter (Piperaceae) is a common pepper in the southern part of Bangladesh. Various parts of this plant have been extensively used in different traditional formulations including ayurveda. In order to rationalize the ethnomedical uses of this plant in a number of ailments, the methanol ex...