<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sharada L Deore</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shital R Ingole</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bhushan A Baviskar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anjali A kide</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Comparative Pharmacognostical, Phytochemical and Biological Evaluation of Five Ocimum Species</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ocimum americanum</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ocimum basilicum</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ocimum gratissimum</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ocimum kilimandscharicum</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ocimum sanctum</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2021</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">March 2021</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">13</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">463-474</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;There are about 150 species of &lt;em&gt;Ocimum&lt;/em&gt; in the world and out of that 68 species are found in India. Comparative pharmacognostic study of these &lt;em&gt;Ocimum&lt;/em&gt; species is unspecified. Growing demand of &lt;em&gt;Ocimum&lt;/em&gt; plants demands quality standards for correct identification of desired &lt;em&gt;Ocimum &lt;/em&gt;species. &lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; Hence aim of present study is to establish comparative pharmacognostical, phytochemical and biological standards for most commonly found and morphologically confusing five species of &lt;em&gt;Ocimum&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Macroscopic, microscopic, preliminary phytochemical evaluations, extraction of essential oils, TLC analysis, &lt;em&gt;in vitro&lt;/em&gt; antioxidant and antimicrobial potency of selected five species carried out and compared. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; This comparative study reports that &lt;em&gt;O. sanctum&lt;/em&gt; should be preferred in medicine use among selected five species based on phytochemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial potency.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Research Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">463</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sharada L Deore*, Shital R. Ingole, Bhushan A Baviskar, Anjali A. kide&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;Govt. College of Pharmacy, Amravati-444 604, Maharashtra, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Thiraviyam Anand</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mahalingam Sundararajan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Muniyandi Anbukkarasi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Philip Aloysius Thomas</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pitchairaj Geraldine</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A Methanolic Extract of Ocimum basilicum Exhibits Antioxidant Effects and Prevents Selenite-induced Cataract Formation in Cultured Lenses of Wistar Rats</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidants</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cataract</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Crystallins</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ocimum basilicum</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Oxidative stress</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytoconstituents</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">May 2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">496-504</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; An extract (Methanolic) of the&lt;em&gt; Ocimum basilicum &lt;/em&gt;leaf was analysed for potential to abrogate experimental formation of cataract &lt;em&gt;in-vitro.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Phytoconstituents were first detected in &lt;em&gt;O. basilicum&lt;/em&gt; extracts (Aqueous or methanolic) by gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis. The putative antioxidant activity of these extracts was then assessed by measuring &lt;em&gt;in-vitro &lt;/em&gt;radical-scavenging activity, ion-chelating potential and reducing potency. Potential cytotoxicity of the extract on Human lenticular epithelial B3 (HLE-B3) cells was also sought. Finally, possible prevention of cataract formation by the methanolic extract was gauged in selenite-exposed lenses obtained from Wistar rats. There were 3 groups (8 Lenses in each): Group I (Lenses incubated in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium [DMEM] alone); Group II (Lenses incubated in DMEM with sodium selenite [100 &lt;em&gt;μ&lt;/em&gt;M/ml]); Group III (Lenses incubated in DMEM with selenite [100 &lt;em&gt;μ&lt;/em&gt;M/ml] and the &lt;em&gt;O. basilicum&lt;/em&gt; methanolic extract (200 &lt;em&gt;μ&lt;/em&gt;g/ml DMEM). Gross lenticular morphology was assessed. Levels of lenticular malondialdehyde (MDA) and reduced glutathione (GSH) were also measured. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; A higher intensity of antioxidative activity was noted in the methanolic extract than in the aqueous extract. The methanolic extract exhibited negligible cytotoxicity. On morphological examination, marked opacification was seen in all 8 Group II lenses whereas there was no opacification in 7 of 8 Group III lenses. Near normal mean levels of reduced glutathione and malondialdehyde, were noted within Group III lenses. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The methanolic extract of the &lt;em&gt;O. basilicum&lt;/em&gt; leaf appears to prevent selenite-induced cataract formation&lt;em&gt; in-vitro.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">496</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thiraviyam Anand1, Mahalingam Sundararajan&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Muniyandi Anbukkarasi&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Philip Aloysius Thomas&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Pitchairaj Geraldine&lt;sup&gt;1,&lt;/sup&gt;* &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli- 620024, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Ocular Microbiology, Institute of Ophthalmology, Joseph Eye Hospital, Tiruchirappalli- 620024, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
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