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Proximate and biological activity studies of Syzygium samarangense: Study of different extractives of Syzygium samarangense Tirthankar Biswas; Md. Al-Amin; Mohammad Shoeb; Md. Kamrul Hasan; Md. Nazrul Islam; Md. Mizanur Rhaman
Current Research on Bioscences and Biotechnology Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021)
Publisher : Institut Teknologi Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/crbb.2021.3.1/NKTEH76W

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Red and green varieties of Syzygium samarangense, commonly known as Jamrul, are very popular as seasonal fruits to all ages of people in Bangladesh. Objective of the work was chemical and biological activity studies of S. samarangense red and green varieties grown in Bangladesh. Air-dried fruits of S. samarangense were successively extracted with n-hexane, dichloromethane (DCM) and methanol. The moisture and ash content of the raw fruits were determined by thermal heating at 105 and 700℃, respectively. Different biologically important functional groups were identified by FT-IR spectroscopy. The n-hexane, DCM and methanolic extracts were tested for cytotoxicity against HeLa and Vero cell lines. Total phenolic content, total flavonoid content and total antioxidant capacity in the three extracts of both varieties were determined. The moisture content and ash content were 92% and 90%, and 0.12% and 0.16% in red variety and green variety, respectively. UV-Vis spectrum revealed the presence of long chain conjugation or polycyclic aromatic chromophores in n-hexane, DCM and methanolic extracts of S. samarangense. The DCM extract of both varieties had highest total phenolic content, flavonoid content and antioxidant capacity compared to n-hexane and methanol extracts. The study concludes that the fruit of S. samarangense (red and green variety) grown in Bangladesh are rich source of phytochemicals which possess antioxidant activity and safe to health for their non-cytotoxic properties. The green variety contains more phenolic content and antioxidant capacity than red variety.
Investigation of tetracycline residues in poultry meat samples from Dhaka city by high-performance liquid chromatography Nargis Parvin; Mohammad Shoeb; Nilufar Nahar; Rafiza Islam
Current Research on Bioscences and Biotechnology Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/crbb.2022.3.2/P89JJ95N

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The objective of the study was to quantify tetracycline (TCs) i.e., oxytetracycline (OTC), tetracycline (TC) and chlortetracycline (CTC) residues in thirty poultry meat samples (n = 30) collected from the local market and super shop around the Dhaka University campus during May 2019 to January 2020. Three samples were collected from each of ten locations. All samples were extracted by Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe (QuEChERS) method. Samples were analyzed by reversed-phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph equipped with Photo Diode Array Detector (LC-PDA) and a reported method was validated with good linear correlation coefficients of standards and matrix-matched calibration curves with r2=1.00, 0.99, 0.99 and r2= 0.99, 0.99,0.99 in the linearity range of 0-10 µg/kg for OTC, TC and CTC, respectively. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) for OTC, TC, and CTC were 1.05, 1.17, and 1.09 μg/kg and 3.15, 3.51 and 3.27 μg/kg, respectively. Accuracy that is expressed by the recovery percentages were calculated at two different concentrations (2.5 and 5 μg/kg) were 91 and 100%, 102 and 100%, and 106 and 100% for OTC, TC, and CTC, respectively. Intra-day (n=3) and inter-day (n=9, 3 days) precision data were under 10% for all sample matrixes. Standard deviations were calculated ±0.06, ±0.11 and ±0.03 and precision (expressed by RSD%) were found 5.57, 9.14 and 2.35%, respectively for OTC, TC and CTC. The HPLC-PDA method is affordable for screening of large number meat samples for residual antibiotics in biological matrices by any laboratories. The method is also cheaper in comparison with LC-MSMS. Analysis of real 30 poultry meat samples showed that the tetracyclines residues were below the quantification limit in all samples.
Determination of age-dependent endogenous indole-3 acetic acid (IAA) level in different organs of tomato plants Tasnim Ahmed; Rafiza Islam; Nargis Parvin; Mohammad Shoeb
Current Research on Bioscences and Biotechnology Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/crbb.2022.3.2/WFP0HMM1

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Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), a phytohormone, is a crucial modulator of plant growth and development. As increased levels of endogenous IAA is responsible for inhibitory effects on plants, knowing its concentration would be helpful for controlling exogenous IAA input. An optimum endogenous IAA level is required for proper growth and development of plant with good health status. Hence, in this study, we have detected and measured IAA present in tomato root, shoot, leaves and fruits at two different ages (25 days and 50 days) by Reversed-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC), a suitable chromatographic method for separating molecules based on hydrophobicity. We observed that the endogenous level of IAA was significantly higher in roots, shoots, leaves and fruits at 50-days old plant compared to 25-days old mature plant (p-value <0.01). These results suggested that the IAA level may increase with the increase of the age of tomato plants. The tomato plants showed good vigor with IAA range 0.3-3.0 µg/g.F.W (25 days) and 3.4-7.5 µg/g.F.W (50 days) of age, respectively, implying that IAA might be used as a possible plant health indicator. Further study is needed to manipulate the IAA concentration for adequate plant growth and development.
HPLC analysis of artificial preservatives, stimulants and sweeteners in carbonated beverages in Bangladesh Mohammad Shoeb; Md. Mafizul Islam; Md. Shahed Reza; Nilufar Nahar; Md. Mazharul Islam
Current Research on Bioscences and Biotechnology Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/crbb.2022.3.2/2V2BWDB5

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Different (n=21) commercial carbonated beverages, available in Bangladesh, were analysed by HPLC coupled with a photodiode array detector (UV-PDA). The main objective of this study was to quantify the amount of different artificial sweeteners, stimulant and preservatives and to validate the two methods used in this purpose. The two methods are simultaneous determination of sodium benzoate, caffeine, and saccharin using the sodium acetate buffer with pH 3.0 at 254 nm and simultaneous determination of artificial sweeteners acesulfame-K and aspartame using the potassium phosphate monobasic buffer. Correlation coefficient (r2) obtained were 0.9977, 0.9976, 0.9975, 0.9993 and 0.9956 in the range of 1-100 µ/L, recoveries were 95.88-97.10, 96.53-97.20, 94.53-96.05, 91.15-93.31 and 92.88-94.13%, LODs were 30.06, 15.46, 31.61, 0.33 and 0.83 mg/L, and LOQs were 100.18, 51.54,105.37, 1.11 and 2.77 mg/L for saccharin, caffeine, sodium benzoate, acesulfame-K and aspartame, respectively. The present analysis shows that amount of saccharin, caffeine, sodium benzoate, acesulfame-K and aspartame in the range of ND-377.60, ND-462.36, ND-217.60, ND-48.09 and ND- 295.20 mg/L, respectively. The total carbohydrate found as 102.81-147.16 g/L using the UV-visible spectrophotometric method which implies that sample containing more amount of carbohydrate has less artificial sweeteners value.