Publications by authors named "Avvaru Praveen Kumar"

The present investigation has focused on developing an eco-friendly method to extract bioactive compounds from orange peel using natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES). NADES-II composed of choline chloride (ChCl) and ethylene glycol (1:2) and 50% water shows the maximal extraction yield with higher antioxidant activity in terms of DPPH and ABTS scavenging activity with a high total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC). The microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) process was optimized using response surface methodology (RSM) and an artificial neural network (ANN).

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Millets are currently employed in a variety of ways, including direct consumption and usage in the manufacture of certain cuisines or snacks. The present investigation was aimed at optimizing functionally enriched millet-based nutri-cereal mix comprising chicken and vegetable for a nutrition-deficient population. A total of 16 experiments were carried out by using optimal (custom) design model of mixture design with 60% major ingredients, including malted sorghum flour (20-30%), malted green gram flour (15-25%), and boiled chicken powder (5-15%).

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More than 10 million people worldwide have Alzheimer's disease (AD), a degenerative neurological illness and the most prevalent form of dementia. AD's progression in memory loss, cognitive deterioration, and behavioral changes are all symptoms. Amyloid-beta 42 (Aβ42), the hyperphosphorylated forms of microtubule-associated tau protein, and other cellular and systemic alterations are all factors that contribute to cognitive decline in AD.

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In the current study, a guar-gum-based biodegradable hydrogel film was prepared using an initiator (potassium persulfate), crosslinker (N-N methyl bis acrylamide), and plasticizer (glycerol) for packaging of fruits and vegetables. The effect of independent variables (initiator, crosslinker, and plasticizer) on the biodegradation (% wt. loss), color difference (ΔE), hardness (N), swelling index (%), and transparency (%) of the film was studied using Box-Behnken design, random surface methodology (RSM).

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Chronic lung diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and the recently emerged COVID-19, are a huge threat to human health, and among the leading causes of global morbidity and mortality every year. Despite availability of various conventional therapeutics, many patients remain poorly controlled and have a poor quality of life. Furthermore, the treatment and diagnosis of these diseases are becoming increasingly challenging.

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Green synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) is a viable alternative methodology because of cost-effective and availability of environmentally friendly templates for desired application, which has attracted the attention of researchers in recent years. In the present study, CoO NPs were synthesized in various volume ratios in the presence of leaf extract as a template. The synthesized CoO NPs were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), surface area electron diffraction (SAED), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-DRS), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy.

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In this work, reduced graphene oxide-nickel (RGO-Ni) nanocomposite is synthesized. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and SEM-EDS (Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy) are used to study the crystalline nature, morphology and elemental composition of the RGO-Ni nanocomposite, respectively. As synthesized RGO-Ni nanocomposite is used to develop selective adsorptive removal of Rhodamine B (RhB) dye from the aqueous solution.

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This work describes photocatalytic application of γ-alumina (γ-AlO) surface-anchored palladium and palladium oxide nanoparticles (Pd-γ-AlO and PdO-γ-AlO NPs) synthesized by a novel co-precipitation technique. The palladium(0) NPs (Pd-γ-AlO) were formed by calcination of the sample in inert medium, whereas PdO NPs (PdO-γ-AlO) were obtained by calcination of the sample in atmospheric oxygen. As-synthesized Pd-γ-AlO and PdO-γ-AlO NPs are characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy and photoluminescence (PL) spectra.

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Highly luminescent CdTe quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized through a co-precipitation route in aqueous salt solutions using different thiols as stabilizers. The synthetic procedure was simple, efficient, and stable. It could also allow controlling the emission wavelength by varying the experimental conditions such as reaction time and pH values.

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The present work was the development of a simple, efficient, and reproducible stability-indicating reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method for simultaneous determination enrofloxacin (EFX) and its degradation products including ethylenediamine impurity, desfluoro impurity, ciprofloxacin impurity, chloro impurity, fluoroquinolonic acid impurity, and decarboxylated impurity in tablet dosage forms. The separation of EFX and its degradation products in tablets was carried out on Kromasil C-18 (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) column using 0.

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Separation of enantiomers of a chiral compound is one of the most interesting and challenging tasks because of their identical physical and chemical properties. Magnetic materials possessing chiral functionality on their surface can not only exhibit magnetic properties but also recognize chirality. FeO@ZrO core-shell nano-materials have not been reported previously for chiral separation of racemates.

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Porous zirconia monolith (ZM) modified with cellulose 3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate (CDMPC) was used as chiral stationary phase to separate basic chiral compounds in capillary electrochromatography. The electroosmotic flow behavior of bare and CDMPC-modified zirconia monolithic (CDMPC-ZM) column was studied in ACN/phosphate buffer eluents of pH ranging from 2 to 12. The CDMPC-ZM column was evaluated by investigating the influences of pH, the type and composition of organic modifier of the eluent on enantioseparation.

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Cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) (CDMPC) is an excellent chiral selector for enantioseparation of a wide variety of chiral compounds. The monolithic chiral columns are becoming popular in liquid chromatography and capillary electrochromatography. In this work, we present the fast separation of chiral β-blockers on a CDMPC-modified zirconia monolithic column by capillary electrochromatography (CEC).

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In capillary electrophoresis (CE), separation of enantiomers of a chiral compound can be achieved through the chiral interactions and/or complex formation between the chiral selector and the enantiomeric analytes on leaving their diastereomeric forms with different stability constants and hence different mobilities. A great number of chiral selectors have been employed in CE and among them macrocyclic antibiotics exhibited excellent enantioselective properties towards a wide number of racemic compounds. The use of azithromycin (AZM) as a chiral selector has not been reported previously.

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This work reports the preparation of monolithic zirconia chiral columns for separation of enantiomeric compounds by capillary electrochromatography (CEC). Using sol-gel technology, a porous monolith having interconnected globular-like structure with through-pores is synthesized in the capillary column as a first step in the synthesis of monolithic zirconia chiral capillary columns. In the second step, the surface of the monolith is modified by coating with cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) (CDMPC) as the chiral stationary phase to obtain a chiral column (CDMPCZM).

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The single ratio kinetic method is applied to the discrimination and quantification of the thyroid hormone isomers, 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine and 3,3',5'-triiodothyronine, in the gas phase, based on the kinetics of the competitive unimolecular dissociations of singly charged transition-metal ion-bound trimeric complexes [M(II)(A)(ref*)(2)-H](+) (M(II) = divalent transition-metal ion; A = T(3) or rT(3); ref* = reference ligand). The trimeric complex ions are generated using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and the ions undergo collisional activation to realize isomeric discrimination from the branching ratio of the two fragment pathways that form the dimeric complexes [M(II)(A)(ref*)-H](+) and [M(II)(ref*)(2)-H](+). The ratio of the individual branching ratios for the two isomers R(iso) is found strongly dependent on the references and the metal ions.

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Many natural products contain flavonoids that display biological effects when ingested by humans and animals. Flavonoids have received a great deal of research interest, especially for possible cancer and heart disease-preventive properties. The content and the quality of each flavonoid may be a key to their biological effects.

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A fixed ligand (FL) version of the kinetic method was applied to rapid, simple, and accurate chiral analysis of DOPA, which is an important drug used for treatment of Parkinson's disease. Singly charged clusters containing the transition metal ion Cu(II), pyridyl ligands which serve as a fixed ligand, some amino acid as a reference, and the analyte DOPA were generated by electrospray ionization. The cluster ion of interest was mass-selected, and the kinetics of its competitive unimolecular dissociations was investigated in an ion trap mass spectrometer.

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Selenite has been found to be an active catalyst for the oxidation of sulphhydryl compounds, such as glutathione (GSH). Considering the biological importance of GSH oxidation and the implication of sulphhydryl compounds in selenium poisoning and other biological activities, more information on selenite oxidation of GSH in enzyme-free conditions is desirable. Herein, we describe glutathione and sodium selenite simply mixed in aqueous solutions.

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