@article {47489,
	title = {Importance of conserving fragmented forest patches with high diversity of flowering plants in the northern Western Ghats: an example from Maharashtra, India},
	journal = {Journal of Threatened Taxa },
	volume = {11},
	year = {2019},
	month = {MAY},
	pages = {13833-13849},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {The northern Western Ghats (NWG) comprises of a patchy continuum of forests that have been severely fragmented mainly due to anthropogenic activities.  We documented tree diversity within a representative fragmented forest patch of the NWG to study the effects of fragmentation on forest structure and composition.  The floristic survey was conducted by replicated strip transect sampling method leading to a total sampling area of 0.3ha.  A total of 444 individual trees (Girth>10cm) were sampled, which represented 49 tree species belonging to 42 genera and 23 families.  Species richness per unit area and tree density were higher than previously reported values from similar forest type in various regions of NWG.  These variations, however, could have resulted due to differences in the sampling area, sampling method, and girth classes used across different studies.  Nevertheless, various diversity parameters such as N/S ratio, Simpson{\^a}{\texteuro}{\texttrademark}s index, Shannon{\^a}{\texteuro}{\texttrademark}s index, and Fisher{\^a}{\texteuro}{\texttrademark}s {\^I}{\textpm} index were comparable with those reported in previous studies in the Western Ghats.  The observed species richness was close to species richness estimates such as abundance-based coverage estimate, Chao-1, and Jackknife estimators.  The present study also enumerates 108 species of understory flowering plants, which is provided as a checklist.  While access restrictions are imposed in protected areas having high conservation priority, such restrictions are not imposed in non-protected areas, which make them much more vulnerable to anthropogenic activities.  Hence, this study recommends that owing to their high diversity, the fragmented forest patches of NWG should also be given high conservation priority.},
	doi = {10.11609/jott.3296.11.7.13833-13849},
	author = {Kasodekar, Amol and Jadhav, Amol Dilip and Bhagat, Rani and Pawar, Rakesh Mahadev and Gupta, Vidya Shrikant and Kadoo, Narendra}
}
@article {45536,
	title = {Phytochemical profile, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-proliferative activities of Pogostemon deccanensis essential oils},
	journal = {3 Biotech},
	volume = {9},
	year = {2019},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {31},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>Essential oils (EOs) obtained from aerial parts of Pogostemon deccanensis were analyzed for GC-MS profiling, and evaluated for antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-proliferative activities. GC-MS analysis revealed a total of 47 constituents, establishing the EOs rich in sesquiterpene with \&gt;20 sesquiterpenes constituting around 77\% of the total EO yield. Major constituents included Curzerene (Benzofuran, 6-ethenyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-3,6-dimethyl-5-isopropenyl-, trans-) (26.39\%) and epi-Cadinol (22.68\%), Ethanone, 1-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl) (6.83\%, Acetophenones), and Boldenone (3.47\%, anabolic steroid). EOs found to be rich in phytochemicals attributed for antioxidant potentials of aromatic/medicinal plants, viz., flavonoids (2.71 mu g quercetin equivalents g(-1) EO), total phenols (3.94 mu g gallic acid equivalents (GAE) g(-1) EO), carotenoids (14.3 mu g -carotene equivalents g(-1) EO), and ascorbic acid (2.21 mu g ascorbic acid equivalents g(-1) EO). P. deccanensis EOs exhibited striking antioxidant activities assessed by wide range of assays including ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP, 255.3 GAE at 2 mu g mL(-1) EO), total antioxidant activity (TAA, 264.3 GAE at 2 mu g ml(-1)) of EO, DPPH (65\% inhibition at 2 mu g mL(-1)), and OH (58\% inhibition at 2 mu g mL(-1)) scavenging. Interestingly, EOs showed considerably higher anti-lipid peroxidation activity than the standard antioxidant molecule ascorbic acid, with 50\% protection by 1.29 mu g mL(-1) EO against 20.0 mu g mL(-1) standard. EOs showed strong anti-inflammatory activity with 50\% inhibition at 1.95 mu g mL(-1) EO. The anti-proliferative activity of EOs was tested against mouse cancer cell line and the EOs proved a potent anti-proliferative agent with only 2.1\% cell survival at 2 mu g mL(-1) EO, whereas the EOs were largely non-toxic-to-normal (non-cancerous) cells with approximately 80\% cell survival at the 2 mu g mL(-1) EOs. This being the first attempt of phytochemical profiling and wide array of biological activities of P. deccanensis EOs holds significance as the striking activities were observed at very low concentrations, in some cases at lower than the commercial standards, and has, therefore, great potential for pharmaceutical or commercial exploration.</p>},
	keywords = {Anti-inflammatory activity, Anti-proliferative activity, Antioxidants, Cytotoxicity, Essential oils},
	issn = {2190-572X},
	doi = {10.1007/s13205-018-1560-0},
	author = {Kumar, Vinay and Shriram, Varsha and Bhagat, Rani and Khare, Tushar and Kapse, Shivanjali and Kadoo, Narendra}
}
