Pharmaceuticals and personal care products contamination in the rivers of Chennai city during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) monitoring in surface water is crucial to address the escalating threat of antimicrobial resistance and safeguard public health. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of 21 different PPCPs, including wastewater chemical markers, antibiotics, and parabens in the surface water of Chennai city using Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) analysis. It is noteworthy that chemical markers viz.

A luminous strategy for the recognition of toxic antibiotics in water via efficient energy transfer.

Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are the class of Antibiotics (ABs) that have been extensively used worldwide for the treatment of diseases caused by bacterial infections. In India, most of these untreated ABs and their unused metabolites present in treated and untreated wastewater end up in agricultural land and water bodies. This can accelerate the problem of antimicrobial resistance in the community.

Molecular biology of prostate cancer.

Development of any cancer reflects a progressive accumulation of alterations in various genes. Oncogenes, tumour suppressor genes, DNA repair genes and metastasis suppressor genes have been investigated in prostate cancer. Here, we review current understanding of the molecular biology of prostate cancer.

Detailed genetic mapping around a putative prostate-specific membrane antigen locus on human chromosome 11p11.2.

Physical mapping of the human prostate-specific membrane antigen gene (FOLH) has not been straightforward. Previously, localisations of this gene to either 11p11.2 or 11q14 have been described.