Alkaloid

variety of compounds which are similar to capsaicin, called a capsaicinoids. If the chili is eaten, the compounds bind to capsaicinodis receptors of pain in the mouth and the esophagus causing a burning sensation and a nutty taste. Chili is the alkaloid (acidic compounds) so that the consumption of chili will cause keseeimbangan pH in the stomach is getting sour. That is why the consumption of excess chili may increase levels of acid in the stomach. The body is not able to outline the…

At the tail end of the witch craze in Europe, comes the Salem Witch Trials. The European witch craze lasted from the fourteenth century to mid-seventeenth century. During this time period, between “200,000 and 500,000 witches” were executed most of these people were women . The vast majority of these trials took place in a sixty-year time period between 1570 and 1630. During this time period “four out of five victims were women”. Most of these women were homeless, widowed, never…

are present in this venom. It now seems that the Conus species (approximately 500 in number) will each use a distinctive assortment of peptides and that the pharmacological diversity in Conus venoms may be ultimately comparable to that of plant alkaloids or secondary metabolites of microorganisms. The cone snails may generate this diverse spectrum of venom peptides by a "fold-lockcut" synthetic…

Smoking Smoking is a practice that results in the smoke being absorbed by the body into the bloodstream that eventually reaches the human tissue. Smoking is very harmful, and almost affects every organ of the body. Smoking is responsible for lung cancer, among other types of cancers and health problems. Smoking was originally created in the early 5000BC. The main type and material for smoking is the cigarette, which contains tobacco. After that people developed another types of equipment and…

Quanah Parker was born in the 1800’s to a Native American father and Caucasian mother. Mr. Parker’s father was a Comanche war leader and his mother was capture by the Comanche’s and raised as a Native American. Parkers mother was on a hunt for his sister Prairie and was captured. During the time she was capture she found out that her daughter passed away. About ten years later she died. Parker and his father we sadden by the lost on his mother and sister. Not long after the passing of his sister…

Coffee or Tea Which is Better? Coffee and tea are currently the world’s most commonly used stimulants. Whereas the two are of different chemical structure and composition, they share a common chemical that is caffeine. Tea, for instance, contains caffeine and methylxanthenes such as theobromine and theophylline which are also human central nervous system stimulants. Tea is derived from a plant, Camellia sinensis, which was first grown in South East Asia and used as a beverage. It has over the…

Phosphatase will be examined. Alkaline Phosphatase is an enzyme commonly produced and found throughout the entire human body. Its main function is the cleaving of phosphate groups from mostly organic molecules, including proteins, nucleotides and even alkaloids, which makes it a hydrolase enzyme (Ellis, 2016). In biochemistry, a hydrolase enzyme is an enzyme that speeds up the hydrolysis of complex biomolecules like proteins, starch and fats (Horak, 2014). The addition and elimination of…

extracts Phytochemical analysis Turmeric Extracts apple peel extract Total Phenolic(mg/g)content 93.30 ±0.03 82.52±0.013 Total flavonoid content (mg/g) 43.6±0.3 33.43 ± 0.06 Tannin (mg/100 g) 91.08±0.72 77.40+0.36 Reducing power (μg/ml) 25±1.7 21±5.5 Alkaloid (mg/100 g) 0.76±0.01 13.60+0.51 The Phytochemical composition of turmeric extract and apple peel extract are illustrated in table (1). Both are rich in plant phenolics and flavonoids (higher in turmeric extract) that are highly…

1.5 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 1.5.1 Phytoconstituents of Enicostemma littorale Blume and its medicinal properties Enicostemma littorale Blume contains secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, catechins, saponins, sterols, triterpinoids, phenolic acid flavonoids and xanthones. Thse secondary metabolites exhibit various biomedical properties like anti-inflammatory [29] and anticancer [30] properties. Aqueous extract of E. littorale in alloxan induced diabetic rats was also reported to possess…

Even though stimulants and depressants can seriously harm someone, many people decide to use them because, they assume that they need them to survive. The question of all questions, is why do they feel like they need it? Do they not care about their life, or do they just want to harm themselves? These are the types of questions that I am sure everyone wants to know! The sad thing is, these are some questions that won’t always be answered. Let’s begin. What exactly is a stimulant? I am so glad…