Chemistry of Phytopotentials: Health, Energy and Environmental Perspectives

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Cruciferous Vegetables: Novel Cancer Killer and Guardians of Our Health....Pages 3-7
Synthesis of Bioactive Thiosemicarbazides: Antimicrobial Agents Against Drug Resistant Microbial Pathogens....Pages 9-12
Antineoplastic Properties of Parthenin Derivatives – The Other Faces of a Weed....Pages 13-17
 In Vitro Antioxidant and Cytotoxicity Assay of Pistia stratiotes L. Against B16F1 and B16F10 Melanoma Cell Lines....Pages 19-23
Synthesis, Characterization, Anti-Tumor and Anti-Microbial Activity of Fatty Acid Analogs of Propofol....Pages 25-28
Screening of Antioxidant Activity of Plant Extracts....Pages 29-31
Andrographolide: A Renoprotective Diterpene from Andrographis Paniculata (Burm. f.) Nees ....Pages 33-37
Enhanced Production of Antihypertensive Drug Ajmalicine in Transformed Hairy Root Culture of Catharanthus Roseus by Application of Stress Factors in Statistically Optimized Medium....Pages 39-42
Antioxidant Activity of Combined Extract of Some Medicinal Plants of Indian Origin....Pages 43-46
Antioxidant and Antimutagenic Activities of Isothiocyanates Rich Seed Oil of Eruca sativa Plant....Pages 47-51
Fungal Biosynthesis of Antimicrobial Nanosilver Solution: A Green Approach....Pages 53-57
Natural Products as Inhibitory Agents of Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes ....Pages 59-62
Wonders of Sesame: Nutraceutical Uses and Health Benefits....Pages 63-68
Identification of Flavonoids in The Bark of Alstonia Scholaris by High Performance Liquid Chromatography- Electrospray Mass Spectrometry....Pages 69-72
Chemical Examination of Morinda Pubescens var. pubescens. (Rubiaceae) and isolation of crystalline constituents....Pages 73-76
Secretion of α-L-Rhamnosidase by Some Indigenous Fungal Strains Belonging to Penicillium Genera....Pages 77-81
Collection, Establishment, Acclimatization and Quantification of Shatavarin IV in the Medicinally Important Plant – Asparagus racemosus Willd....Pages 83-86
Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Essential Oils of Cinnamomum Tamala , Cinnamomum Zeylenicum and Cinnamomum Camphora Growing in Uttarakhand....Pages 87-92
Analysis of Nutrient Content of Underutilized Grain: Chenopodium Album....Pages 93-96
Chemical Analysis of Leaves of Weed Calotropis Procera (Ait.) and its Antifungal Potential....Pages 97-100
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Isolation and Characterization of “Flavon-5, 3’, 4’- Trihydroxy 7-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl (6’’→1’’’) β-D-glucopyranoside” from Stem Bark of Quercus Leucotrichophora ....Pages 101-103
Phytochemical Examination of Anaphalis Busua Leaves....Pages 105-106
Tannins in Michelia Champaca L.....Pages 107-110
Phytochemical Screening of Some Plants Used in Herbal Based Cosmetic Preparations....Pages 111-112
Cellular Differentiation in the In Vitro Raised Zygotic Embryo Callus of Boerhaavia diffusa L. to Produce the Flavonoid, Kaempferol....Pages 113-118
A Green Thin Layer Chromatographic System for the Analysis of Amino Acids....Pages 119-121
High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Method for the Estimation of Cholesterol in Edible Oils....Pages 123-126
Vegetable Seed Oil Based Waterborne Polyesteramide: A “Green” Material....Pages 127-130
QSAR Analysis of Anti-Toxoplasma Agents....Pages 131-135
A QSAR Study Investigating the Potential Anti-Leishmanial Activity of Cationic 2-Phenylbenzofurans....Pages 137-141
2D QSAR Study of Some TIBO Derivatives as an Anti HIV Agent....Pages 143-147
Indole Derivatives as DNA Minor Groove Binders....Pages 149-153
Structure Determination of DNA Duplexes by NMR....Pages 155-158
Pharmacotechnical Assessment of Processed Watermelon Flesh as Novel Tablet Disintegrant....Pages 159-163
Evaluation of Assam Bora Rice as a Natural Mucoadhesive Matrixing Agent for Controlled Drug Delivery....Pages 165-170
Utilization of Some Botanicals for the Management of Root-Knot Nematode and Plant Growth Parameters of Tomato ( Lycopersicon Esculentum L.)....Pages 171-172
Statistical Media Optimization for Enhanced Biomass and Artemisinin Production in Artemisia Annua Hairy Roots....Pages 173-176
Formation and Characterization of Hydroxyapatite/Chitosan Composite: Effect of Composite Hydroxyapatite Coating and its Application on Biomedical Materials....Pages 177-182
A Wonder Plant; Cactus Pear: Emerging Nutraceutical and Functional Food....Pages 183-187
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A Clean and Green Hydrogen Energy Production Using Nanostructured ZnO and Fe-ZnO via Photoelectrochemical Splitting of Water....Pages 191-194
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One Pot and Solvent-Free Energy Efficient Synthesis of Metallophthalocyanines: A Green Chemistry Approach to Synthesize Metal Complexes....Pages 195-196
Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation using Al Doped Nanostructured Hematite Thin Films....Pages 197-200
Proton Conducting Membrane from Hybrid Inorganic Organic Porous Materials for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell....Pages 201-205
Environmental Friendly Technology for Degradation of Dye Polluted Effluent of Textile Industries Using Newly Developed Photo Catalyst....Pages 207-211
Biohydrogen Production with Different Ratios of Kitchen Waste and Inoculum in Lab Scale Batch Reactor at Moderate Temperatures....Pages 213-216
Synthesis and Characterization of Some Schiff Bases and Their Cobalt (II), Nickel (II) and Copper (II) Complexes via Environmentally Benign and Energy-Efficient Greener Methodology....Pages 217-221
One Pot Preparation of Greener Nanohybrid from Plant Oil....Pages 223-227
Synthesis and Characterization of Fe 2 O 3 -ZnO Nanocomposites for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Splitting of Water....Pages 229-232
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Evaluation of Fluoride Reduction at Different Stages of Sewage Treatment Plant Bhopal, (MP), India....Pages 235-238
Adsorption Behavior of Cedrus Deodara Leaves for Copper (II) from Synthetically Prepared Waste Water....Pages 239-241
 Zea mays a Low Cost Eco-friendly Biosorbent: A Green Alternative for Arsenic Removal from Aqueous Solutions....Pages 243-246
Removal of Diesel Oil from Water Bodies Using Agricultural Waste Zea mays Cob Powder....Pages 247-251
Simulation and Optimization of Biosorption Studies for Prediction of Sorption Efficiency of Leucaena Leucocephala Seeds for the Removal of Ni (II) From Waste Water....Pages 253-257
Treatment of Saline Soil by Application of Cyanobacteria for Green Farming of Rice in Dayalbagh....Pages 259-260
Effect of Anionic and Non-ionic Surfactants in Soil-Plant System Under Pot Culture....Pages 261-264
Studies on Efficacy of Eco-Friendly Insecticide Obtained from Plant Products Against Aphids Found on Tomato Plant....Pages 265-267
Studies on Cr (III) and Cr (VI) Speciation in the Xylem Sap of Maize Plants....Pages 269-274
Cobalt and Zinc Containing Plant Oil Based Polymer: Synthesis and Physicochemical Studies....Pages 275-278
Cation Exchange Resin (Amberlyst ® 15 DRY): An Efficient, Environment Friendly and Recyclable Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Biginelli Reaction....Pages 279-283
An Efficient Method for the Extraction of Polyphenolics from Some Traditional Varieties of Rice of North-East India....Pages 285-287
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Determination of Heavy Metal Ions in Selected Medicinal Plants of Agra....Pages 289-291
Electro Chemical Determination of Pb (II) Ions by Carbon Paste Electrode Modified with Coconut Powder....Pages 293-297
Assessment of Surface Ozone levels at Agra and its impact on Wheat Crop....Pages 299-303
Synthesis and Characterization of an Eco-Friendly Herbicides Against Weeds....Pages 305-307
Role of Phenolics in Plant Defense Against Insect Herbivory....Pages 309-313
Water and Wastewater Treatment using Nano-technology....Pages 315-318
Role of Plants in Removing Indoor Air Pollutants....Pages 319-321
Decolorization and Mineralization of Commercial Textile Dye Acid Red 18 by Photo-Fenton Reagent and Study of Effect of Homogeneous Catalyst Uranyl Acetate....Pages 323-327
A Green Approach for the Synthesis of Thiazolidine-2,4-dione and its Analogues Using Gold NPs as Catalyst in Water....Pages 329-333
Synthesis of Potential Phytochemicals: Pyrrolylindolinones and Quinoxaline Derivatives using PEG as an Environmentally Benign Solvent....Pages 335-337
Phytoremediation Potential of Induced Cd Toxicity in Trigonella Foenum-Graecum L. and Vigna Mungo L. by Neem Plants parts....Pages 339-342
Functionalized MCM-41 Type Sorbents for Heavy Metals in Water: Preparation and Characterization....Pages 343-345
Photocatalytic Degradation of Oxalic Acid in Water by the Synthesized Cu-TiO 2 Nanocomposites....Pages 347-349
Assessment of Insecticidal Properties of Some Plant Oils against Spodoptera Litura (Fab.)....Pages 351-352
 Mentha Arvensis Assisted Synthesis of Silver from Silver Nitrate....Pages 353-355
Synthesis of Colloidal Iridium Nanoparticles and Their Role as Catalyst in Homogeneous Catalysis – An Approach to Green Chemistry....Pages 357-361
Toxic Level Heavy Metal Contamination of Road Side Medicinal Plants in Agra Region....Pages 363-367
Biochemical Characteristics of Aerosol at a Suburban Site....Pages 369-371
Green Nanotechnology for Bioremediation of Toxic Metals from Waste Water....Pages 373-377
Phyto Conservation: Folk Literature, Mythology and Religion to its Aid....Pages 379-381