A validated high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector method for simultaneous determination of the acaricide fenpyroximate on grape was developed. Estimated limit of detection and limit of quantification for fenpyroximate were 0.01 and 0.05 mg kg À1 , respectively. The intra-and inter-day precisions performed with relative standard deviation were better than 9.3% and 8%, respectively, while recoveries were in the range of 88.5%-100.4%. Residue levels of fenpyroximate in grape samples collected 10 days after field application were below the established maximum residue level values. The dissipation rates of fenpyroximate were described using first-order kinetics and its half-life, were approximately 3.5 days in grape. This study provides basic information for developing regulations to safeguard the use of fenpyroximate in grapes and prevent any potential health concerns for consumers.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a systemic metabolic disease, the incidence of which is increasing at an exponential rate around the world. Although type 2 DM (T2DM) accounts for around 90% of all diabetes patients, type 1 DM (T1DM) is also on the increase (Laron et al., 2015). The hallmark of DM is

Eleven phenolic compounds were identified from the methanolic extract of Cloves flowers buds (Syzygium aromaticum L.) by chromatographic methods. Efficiency of the methanolic extract of licorice roots as anticancer agent for breast, colon and liver was tested. The results showed that the IC 50 were (31 μg/mL for anti-colon cancer, 29.7 μg/ml for anti-breast cancer and 18.7 μg /ml for anti-hepatic cancer). This extract showed strong antioxidant activity against 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH.) as compared with vitamin C. Antimicrobial activity of the methanol extract of licorice roots was studied against three bacterial and four fungal strains at concentration 0.1 ml and 0.3 ml (10 mg/1 ml)). The extract showed strong inhibitory effect for most species at concentration 0.3 ml (10 mg/ ml).

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