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An in vitro Investigation of Zanthoxylum rhetsa (Thanahalu) and its Anti-cancer Potential Against MCF7 and DLD1 Cancer Cell Lines
(2023-09)
Most medicinal plants presently employed in traditional medicine are used without much
scientific evidence, this suggests a need to explore reliable investigations of their pharmaceutical potential. Therefore, in this ...
Screening of Antioxidant Capacity of Pouteria campechiana (Kaha laulu), Psidium guineense sw (Ambulpera) and Aegle marmelos (Beli) Fruits
(2023-09)
Antioxidants are important as therapeutic agents in preventing a wide range of human
pathologies associated with oxidative stress. Due to certain drawbacks in synthetic
antioxidants, the attention is focused on the ...
Antibacterial Activity of Different Fractions of Two Underutilized Fruit Crops in Sri Lanka: Tamarindus indica (Siyabala) and Cynometra cauliflora (Nam-Nam)
(2023-09)
Due to adverse effects exerted by currently applying synthetic food preservatives, there is
a timely need of discovery of natural food preservatives. The present study was aimed to
discover the antimicrobial potential ...
Antioxidant Potential of Some Selected Underutilized Fruit Species Grown in Sri Lanka
(2023-09)
Despite having a wide variety of fruits and being one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots,
Sri Lanka’s resources are still mostly untapped. Secondary metabolites known as antioxidants
have the power to lessen oxidative ...
Estimation of Phenolic Content, Flavonoid Content, and Antioxidant Activities of Selected Fruits in Sri Lanka
(2023-09)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the Total Phenolic Content (TPC), Total Flavonoid
Content (TFC), and in vitro antioxidant activity, of six underutilized fruits in Sri Lanka.
The selected fruits are Elaeocarpus ...