Abstract: The present invention provides a method of standardization of chemical and therapeutic properties and quality of foods and medicines. The present invention provides a method of chromatographic finger printing facilitating correlation of traditional methods used for chemical and therapeutic standardization of medicines and humors in the living things with physico chemical properties of the medicines and their constituents. The method is used for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the energy involved in the medicines and living things and to understand various bio chemical reactions in living things using an energy system. It provides a rational basis to understand the traditional methods of assessment of chemical and therapeutic qualities of materials used for the said purpose.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the chromatographic fingerprinting, chemical and therapeutic standardization, bar-coding of the fingerprints and preparation of a data base for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) machines and applications of medicines in general and traditional medicines in particular; this invention includes a software based instrumental method and a novel method of fingerprinting and standardization is proposed for the above purpose and the said method for the chromatographic finger printing which facilitates to correlate the traditional therapeutic standardization methods with the chemical properties of the medicines and humors and provides a rational basis to understand the methods used for the said purpose.

Abstract: Provided herein are synergistic herbal compositions for the treatment of gastric ulcer, said composition essentially comprising powdered plant parts of Asparagus racemosus, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Sesamum indicum, Musa sapientum and Trachyspermum roxburghianum and optionally, powdered plant parts of Cyclea peltata, Embelia ribes, Coriandrum sativum Ferulaasafetida, Aloe barbadensis and Evolvulus aisinodes along with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable additives/carriers, processes for preparing such compositions and methods for treating gastric ulcers using such compositions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the chromatographic fingerprinting, chemical and therapeutic standardization, bar-coding of the fingerprints and preparation of a data base for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) machines and applications of medicines in general and traditional medicines in particular; this invention includes a software based instrumental method and a novel method of fingerprinting and standardization is proposed for the above purpose and the said method for the chromatographic finger printing which facilitates to correlate the traditional therapeutic standardization methods with the chemical properties of the medicines and humors and provides a rational basis to understand the methods used for the said purpose.

Abstract: The present invention relate to a novel synergistic composition of lignans exhibiting anticancer activities for breast, cervix, neuroblastoma, colon, liver, lung, mouth, ovary and prostate cancer obtained from the plant extract of Cedrus deodra, said composition comprising of (?)-Matairesinol in the range of 9 to 13% by weight, (?)-Wikstromol in the range of 75 to 79% by weight, Dibenzylbutyrolactol in the range of 7 to 11% by weight, and Unidentified material in the range of 2.6 to 3% by weight; further, the synergistic composition of lignan is used in combination with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers for inhibiting growth of various human cancer cell lines selected from breast, cervix, neuroblastoma, colon, liver, lung, mouth, ovary and prostate tissues.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of stable and reusable biosensing granules useful in the assessment of biodegradability of effluents. The biosensing granules are prepared by culturing active aerobic microbial consortia in synthetic medium, separating the active aerobic microbial consortia, immobilizing the microbial consortia using natural polymer to form biosensing granules, and dehydrating the immobilized biosensing granules to obtain stable biosensing granules having a moisture content of 5-30%.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the chromatographic fingerprinting, chemical and therapeutic standardization, bar-coding of the fingerprints and preparation of a data base for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) machines and applications of medicines in general and traditional medicines in particular; this invention includes a software based instrumental method and a novel method of fingerprinting and standardization is proposed for the above purpose and the said method for the chromatographic finger printing which facilitates to correlate the traditional therapeutic standardization methods with the chemical properties of the medicines and humors and provides a rational basis to understand the methods used for the said purpose.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing ?-glucosidase inhibition to a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a ?-glucosidase inhibitory agent selected from pipataline (formula 1a), sesamin (formula 1b), pellitorine (Formula 1c), guineensine (Formula 1d) and brachystamide-B (formula 1e) having therapeutic application for diabetes mellitus, cancer, viral diseases such as hepatitis B and C, HIV, AIDS etc; also the invention provides a process for the isolation of said ?-glucosidase inhibitory agent from the plant source Piper longum in significant yields.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel ?-glucosidase inhibitory compound (?)-mesquitol and its analogs isolated in significant yield from traditional medicinal plant Dichrostachys cinerea and further modification of (?)-mesquitol to enhance the ?-glucosidase inhibitory potential; the invention also identifies the usage of (?)-mesquitol and its analogues, based on their ?-glucosidase inhibitory activity, as broad based potential therapeutics as antihyperglycernic, antidiabatic, antiobesity, antiviral, anticancer, immunestimulants and the like.

Abstract: A therapeutic or an edible composition comprising at least three of the five herbs selected from Prunus amygdales, Ocimum sanctum, Azadirachta indica, Aegle marelose and Vitus vinefera, is provided for the treatment of hyperglycemia, especially for non-insulin dependent diabetic subjects, and the herbal composition has significantly reduced the blood glucose levels in both diabetic and non-diabetic experimental subjects having elevated blood glucose levels.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of highly active modified carbon supported palladium catalyst by simultaneously impregnating activated carbon with a palladium precursor and an aluminium precursor. The carbon supported palladium catalyst is useful for the hydrodechlorination of dichlorodifluoromethane to produce difluoromethane.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel synergistic herbal composition for the treatment of gastric ulcer, a method for preparing said synergistic herbal composition and a process for the treatment of gastric ulcer using said composition and more particularly, the present invention relates to a novel synergistic herbal composition which is effective against pyloric ligation induced ulcer model and histamine induced ulcer model.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for isolating (?)-epicatechin from a new plant source namely Dichrostachys cinerea in significant yield.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of antimicrobial compound ?-keto aliphatic acid ester, a novel, aliphatic, fatty acid derivative from Bacillus sp. IICT-001.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of antimicrobial compound ?-keto aliphatic acid ester, a novel, aliphatic, fatty acid derivative from Bacillus sp. IICT-001.

Abstract: The present invention provides a supported osmate useful as a reusable catalyst in the preparation of vicinal diols. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of supported osmates of the formula (S—NR3)2OsO4.nH2O wherein S is a support, R is an alkyl group, n is the number of water molecules and use thereof in the preparation of vicinal diols by asymmetric dihydroxylation (AD) of olefins in presence of cinchona alkaloid compounds.

Abstract: Ethanol demand is ever increasing mainly because of its utilization as organic solvent and as starting compound for production of many organic solvents. In addition, it can replace the natural petroleum sources as energy fuels. Conventional method of ethanol production is performed mainly by batch fermentation, which requires addition of fresh yeast for every batch as seed culture and needs maintenance of yeast cultures, thus the process is costly and requires special expertise in microbiology. In this context, the recently developed yeast crystals solve some of the above mentioned problems. However, the developed biocatalytic crystals upon fermentation tend to float on the surface of the fermentation broth during fermentation and thereby increase the fermentation time and reduce the rate of alcohol fermentation.

Abstract: An apparatus for the photocatalyitc oxidation of common industrial effluent contaminants in aqueous solution includes a reactor and a thin film photocatalyst fixed to a support material like Cuddapah stone. The support material is preferably an inert material. The TiO2 preformed does not contain any adsorbent for making the thin film photocatalyst, The catalytic runs were carried out over TiO2 thin film fixed bed reactor. The study is extended to the immobilization of preformed TiO2 with a binder for making thin film using a simple spray technique on inert Cuddapah stone. This method of immobilization require no thermal treatment of the catalyst at high temperatures. The method is applicable for the photocatalytic treatment of industrial effluents at a higher scale. Also it is a method for preparing a photocatalyst adopted for the oxidation of industrial common effluent by simple spray technique.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel &agr;-glucosidase inhibitory compound (−)-mesquitol and its analogs isolated in significant yield from traditional medicinal plant Dichrostachys cinerea and further modification of (−)-mesquitol to enhance the &agr;- glucosidase inhibitory potential; the invention also identifies the usage of (−)-mesquitol and its analogues, based on their &agr;-glucosidase inhibitory activity, as broad based potential therapeutics as antihyperglycernic, antidiabatic, antiobesity, antiviral, anticancer, immunestimulants and the like.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the isolation of (−)-mesquitol in substantial (1.5%) yields from Dichrostachys cinerea and also the usage of (−)-mesquitol as an antioxidant/free-radical scavenger.