Acyclovir is an antiviral drug used for the treatment of herpes simplex virus infection. Its oral bioavailability is low; therefore, frequent and high doses are prescribed for optimum therapeutic efficacy. Moreover, the ...

The characteristic properties of three metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs); zinc imidazole frameworks (ZIF-8), zirconium terephthalate (UiO-66(Zr)) and iron terephthalate (MIL-88(Fe)) were studied using Nitrogen adsorption- ...

Plants interact with various microorganisms at certain stages of their life. In symbiotic relationship, plants provide photosynthetically fixed carbon to microbes. The microbial community, in return, provides a defense ...

Algae or seaweed is a photosynthetic eukaryotic organism living in the marine environment that offers countless medicinal benefits to human health. The majority of researchers reported an extensive study on this anionic ...

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease resulted with high blood glucose levels due to oxidative stress that leads to many complications. Natural compounds derived from herbal plants are alternative source that increasing ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are becoming more common, requiring extensive protection from antimicrobials. The global expansion of multi-drug resistance uropathogens in the past decade emphasizes the necessity of newer ...

The rate of breast cancer is rapidly increasing and discovering medications with therapeutic effects play a significant role in women’s health. Drugs derived from marine sponges have recently received FDA approval for the ...

Kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix), also known among the locals as ‘limau purut’, is one of Malaysia’s most lucrative commercial fruit harvests. Apart from being a staple ingredient in most Asian cuisines, the essential oil ...

Background: Strobilanthes kunthianus Nees T Anders (Neela kurinji) is a shrub in the grasslands of Nilgiris, Western Ghats in India. It is well known for many biological properties including antioxidant. However, there ...

According to several reports, the annual deaths recorded worldwide due to infection caused by resistant bacteria, fungi and parasite were > 0.75-, > 1.5- and > 9.0-million deaths, respectively, which seems to indicate their ...