Publications by authors named "Awadhesh Kumar Verma"

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  • Cannabis is economically important but faces weed management challenges due to limited herbicide options, leading researchers to explore the potential of Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes in herbicide metabolism.
  • In this study, 225 CYP proteins from the Cannabis genome were identified and categorized into 9 clans and 47 families, with significant findings on their roles in detoxifying herbicides and enhancing crop resilience.
  • Molecular docking simulations pinpointed specific CYP candidates that could effectively metabolize ALS-inhibiting herbicides, suggesting that these insights could help in developing herbicide-tolerant Cannabis varieties for better weed management and increased crop yield.
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  • 4-ethyl phenyl sulfate (EPS) is a toxic compound linked to autism spectrum disorders and chronic kidney disease, which may contribute to neuro-related issues by crossing the blood-brain barrier.
  • Recent studies show that EPS binds to serum albumin, indicating potential implications for treatment strategies for chronic kidney disease and neurological disorders.
  • Experiments using various spectroscopy techniques demonstrated that increased concentrations of EPS affect the structure of bovine serum albumin, confirming this interaction and suggesting avenues for developing synthetic compounds that could help clear EPS from the body.
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of nanomedicine, aptamers have emerged as powerful molecular tools, demonstrating immense potential in targeted therapeutics, diagnostics, and drug delivery systems. This paper explores the computational features of aptamers in nanomedicine, highlighting their advantages over antibodies, including selectivity, low immunogenicity, and a simple production process. A comprehensive overview of the aptamer development process, specifically the Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment (SELEX) process, sheds light on the intricate methodologies behind aptamer selection.

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Novel Carbon quantum dots-graphite composite ink-based Screen-printed electrodes (CQDs/SPEs) were used to assemble a highly sensitive electrochemical aptasensor against chlorpyrifos (CPF). The aptasensor showed a broad linear range from 1 pM (0.445 ng/ml) to 500 nM (0.

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Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based biosensors are being fabricated for specific detection of biomolecules or changes in the microenvironment. FRET is a non-radiative transfer of energy from an excited donor fluorophore molecule to a nearby acceptor fluorophore molecule. In a FRET-based biosensor, the donor and acceptor molecules are typically fluorescent proteins or fluorescent nanomaterials such as quantum dots (QDs) or small molecules that are engineered to be in close proximity to each other.

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Diabetes mellitus is one of the foremost global concerns, as it has impacted millions of lives. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a technology for continuous glucose monitoring in vivo. In the current study, we employed computational methods such as docking, MD simulations, and MM/GBSA, to obtain molecular insights into the interaction between (ZnO) nanocluster and glucose oxidase (GOx) that cannot be obtained through experiments alone.

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Metabolites are the intermediatory products of metabolic processes catalyzed by numerous enzymes found inside the cells. Detecting clinically relevant metabolites is important to understand their physiological and biological functions along with the evolving medical diagnostics. Rapid advances in detecting the tiny metabolites such as biomarkers that signify disease hallmarks have an immense need for high-performance identifying techniques.

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