Harnessing insects mediated plastic biodegradation: Current insight and future directions.

Plastic polymers pose a significant challenge due to their resistance to degradation, resulting in their persistent accumulation in the environment and exacerbating a critical environmental concern. Urgent innovation and novel management technologies are essential to tackle this issue. Plastic biodegradation, distinguished by its environmentally friendly and safe attributes, has garnered substantial attention as a viable solution.

Exploration of culturable bacterial associates of aphids and their interactions with entomopathogens.

Aphids shelter several bacteria that benefit them in various ways. The associates having an obligatory relationship are non-culturable, while a few of facultative associates are culturable in insect cell lines, axenic media or standard microbiology media. In the present investigation, isolation, and characterization of the culturable bacterial associates of various aphid species, viz.

LC-MS/MS analysis of carcinogenic tobacco-specific nitrosamines in Spodoptera litura using the QuEChERS method.

Nicotine is a highly addictive alkaloid and a neurostimulator found in tobacco that causes addiction in humans and makes tobacco a high-demand commercial product. It is popularly used for recreational purposes and is a harmful substance (Oral LD value for rat is 50 mg/kg) and causes addiction. The metabolites of nicotine such as the Tobacco-specific Nitrosamines (TSNAs) are hazardous substances whose metabolites are highly electrophilic and form DNA adducts, which will initiate the process of carcinogenesis.

Novel β-carboline-quinazolinone hybrids disrupt Leishmania donovani redox homeostasis and show promising antileishmanial activity.

Visceral Leishmaniasis is a deadly parasitic disease caused by Leishmania donovani. Paucity exists in the discovery of novel chemotherapeutics against Leishmaniasis. In this study, we synthesized a natural product inspired Diversity Oriented Synthesis library of L.

Awareness of periodontal disease and its management among medical faculty in Guntur district: A questionnaire-based study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the awareness of periodontal disease, its influence on general health, and attitude toward periodontal disease management among medical faculty in Guntur district.

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 150 medical faculty members from different specialties in Guntur district were included in the study. A self-administered questionnaire was prepared based on knowledge, attitude, and practice surveys to assess the awareness of periodontal disease and its management.