Chemical composition, antiproliferative and antioxidant attributes of ethanolic extract of resinous sediment from Etlingera elatior (Jack. ) inflorescence

The ethanolic extract of resinous sediment (EERS) of Etlingera elatior young inflorescence was examined for its anticancer effect and potential antioxidant activity. The anticancer effect of the EERS was evaluated on four human cancer cell lines, HCT 116, HT-29, Hela, and MCF-7, using the MTT assay. GC-MS analysis showed that the main components found in the EERS were nonyl cyclopropane (4.44%), 1-tetradecane (3.66%), cyclotetradecane (2.41%), cyclododecane (1.92%), and 1-decene (1.72%). The antioxidant activity was determined through different methods. High amounts of TPC and TFC in the EERS were found. Moderate antioxidant capacity of the EERS was detected by DPPH and ABTS assays, with EC50 values of 44.19 and 56.61 µg/mL and a high FRAP value of 281.79 nmol Fe+2 equivalent/mg extract. In the MTT assay, the EERS showed potent anticancer activity, with IC50 values of 19.82, 37.001, 50.49, and 53.29 µg/mL against HT-29, HCT 116, Hela, and MCF-7 tumour cell lines, respectively. Moreover, the results were comparable to or less potent than the standard reference drug, 5-fluorouracil. The results showed that the EERS of Etlingera elatior inflorescence contained a high amount of polyphenols and flavonoids, which may to the selective antiproliferative effects towards colon cancer in vitro

Validated spectrophotometric methods for determination of certain aminoglycosides in pharmaceutical formulations.

Two simple and selective spectrophotometric methods have been proposed for the determination of amikacin sulfate, gentamicin sulfate, kanamycin sulfate, streptomycin sulfate, neomycin sulfate and tobramycin in pure forms and in their pharmaceutical formulations. Both methods are based on the proton transfer from the Lewis acid such as 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (picric acid; PA) or 2,4-dinitrophenol (2,4-DNP) to the primary amino group of aminoglycosides as Lewis base with formation of yellow ion-pair complexes. Different variables and parameters affecting the reactions were studied and optimized. Beer’s plots were obeyed in a general concentration range of 2.5-140 and 2.5–100 μg mL-1 with 2,4-DNP and PA, respectively, with correlation coefficients not less than 0.9991. The proposed methods were successfully applied to the analysis of the cited drugs in their dosage forms. The proposed methods were validated according to ICH and USP guidelines with respect to specificity, linearity, accuracy, precision, robustness and ruggedness.