| occurrence of trypsin-like protease in cardamom (elettaria cardamomum maton). | occurrence of trypsin-like protease in fresh cardamom (elettaria cardamomum maton) seeds, as evidenced by the benzoyl-arg-p-nitroanilide (bapna) hydrolyzing ability of the seed enzyme preparation under alkaline condition is reported for the first time. the enzyme has a ph and temperature optima as 8 and 45 degrees c, respectively. it is inhibited by aprotinin and phenylmethyl sulfonyl fluoride (pmsf) in a dose-dependent manner, suggesting the presence of serine residues at the active site. the e ... | 2005 | 23923549 |
| comparative analysis of the oil and supercritical co2 extract of elettaria cardamomum (l.) maton. | the volatile oil of elettaria cardamomum (l.) maton seeds was obtained by supercritical co(2) extraction (sc-co(2)). the effect of the extraction conditions on the yield and composition of the resulting cardamom volatile oil was examined by testing two pressure values, 9.0 and 11.0 mpa; two temperatures, 40 and 50 degrees c; two flow rate values, 0.6 and 1.2 kg/h; and two particles size values, 250-425 and >850 microm. the extraction conditions that gave the highest yield, y (grams of extract pe ... | 2004 | 15453700 |
| evaluation of sedative and anticonvulsant activities of unmadnashak ghrita. | 'unmadnashak ghrita' (ug) is a ayurvedic formulation containing ferula narthex (6 g), gardenia gummifera (6 g), ellataria cardamom (6 g), bacopa monneri (6 g), and cow's ghee (clarified butter fat) (76 g). in the present study, neuropharmacological activities of ug were evaluated for its gross behavioural effect, pentobarbitone sleeping time, spontaneous locomotor activity, antagonism to amphetamine induced hyperlocomotor activity, analgesic activity by tail flick test, rota-rod performance (mot ... | 2004 | 15261966 |
| detecting concentration differences in aromatic oils. | 200 university of wolverhampton undergraduates rank-ordered samples of aromatic oils commonly used in complementary medicine in terms of their concentration in the air above an oil-soaked cotton ball. each participant was assigned the task of discriminating between 5 microl, 10 microl, and 20 microl of oil absorbed onto cotton balls. 25 participants assessed each oil, and 8 oils were used. cardamom, rosemary, and ylang ylang were highly discriminable; however, discrimination of different concent ... | 2002 | 12509173 |