Thymus serpyllum commonly known as Jawand in Kashmir is used as a culinary herb, as well as for aromatizing and traditional medicinal purposes. The word thyme is a general name for more than three hundred Thymus species, hybrids, varieties and ecotypes, all of which are small perennial herbs native to Europe and Asia. There are many traditions related to the tonic character of these plants. The Egyptians used it in embalmment. The Roman soldiers used to take a bath in water with thyme to provide vigour. Thyme oil was used as an antiseptic during World War I. Still today, thyme is used in the...

Free radicals are byproducts of different physiological processes and have important role in metabolic, signalling and developmental pathways. The environment pollutants, smoking, UV radiations and food can also induce the formation of free radicals or pro-oxidants. The excessive production of free radicals has adverse impact on living organisms and can cause oxidative stress leading to extensive cell damage. Free radical mediated oxidative damage plays important role in pathogenesis of cancer, neurodegenerative, metabolic, reproductive and psychological disorders. Living organisms have...

-galactosidases belong to glycosyl hydrolase family of enzymes.These enzymes are widely distributed in nature. -galactosidases have been implicated in many biological functions like hydrolysis of dietary lactose,degradation of glycolipids and proteoglycans,fruit ripening, cell elongation, storage mobilisation and petal senescence. - galactosidase has proven as a best alternative for elimination of lactose intolerance.The present study was aimed at investigating the biochemical properties of -galactosidases from apricots.Three isoenzymes( gal I, gal II and gal III) were obtained by salt...