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Rajani Kurup
Researcher at Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute
Publications - 14
Citations - 598
Rajani Kurup is an academic researcher from Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rhizome & Essential oil. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 14 publications receiving 472 citations.
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Caryophyllene-rich rhizome oil of Zingiber nimmonii from South India: Chemical characterization and antimicrobial activity
Baby Sabulal,Mathew Dan,Anil John J,Rajani Kurup,Nediyamparambu Sukumaran Pradeep,Renju Krishna Valsamma,Varughese George +6 more
TL;DR: The antimicrobial activity of the oil showed significant inhibitory activity against the fungi, Candida glabrata, C. albicans and Aspergillus niger and the bacteria Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and no activity was observed against the fungus Fusarium oxysporum.
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Citrus peels prevent cancer
TL;DR: The results encourage the use of Citrus peels, which is wasted in huge amounts, as cancer preventive food additives and as anticancer agents, without any conspicuous toxic symptoms.
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Levodopa in Mucuna pruriens and its degradation
TL;DR: High level of L-dopa degradation into damaging quinones and ROS is found in seeds of M. pruriens varieties, which are used for treatment of Parkinson’s disease and as an aphrodisiac both in modern and/or traditional systems of medicine.
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Fluorescent prey traps in carnivorous plants
TL;DR: The existence of distinct blue fluorescence emissions at the capture spots of Nepenthes, Sarracenia and Dionaea prey traps at UV 366 nm is proposed as a critical factor attracting arthropods and other visitors to these carnivorous traps.
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High content of zerumbone in volatile oils of Zingiber zerumbet from southern India and Malaysia
Sabulal Baby,Mathew Dan,Abdul Rasheed Muhammed Thaha,Anil John Johnson,Rajani Kurup,Prasanth Balakrishnapillai,Chong Keat Lim +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the chemical profiles of volatile oils of Z. zerumbet rhizomes from six locations in the southern Indian state of Kerala and also from Penang in Malaysia were reported.