Harnessing algal biomass for sustainable energy: cultivation, strain improvement, and biofuel production.

The world faces pressing environmental challenges, including greenhouse gas emissions, global warming, climate change, and rising sea levels. Alongside, these issues, the depletion of fossil fuels has intensified the search for alternative energy sources. Algal biomass presents a promising long-term solution to these global problems.

Assessment of The Bioactive Compounds and Anticancer Potential of Leaf Extract.

is a horticultural crop grown in different parts of the world. The plant leaves have medicinal importance in traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The leaves are an underutilised part of the plant, despite having various bioactive compounds with health benefits, with phytochemical analysis having revealed the presence of flavonoids, fatty acids, alkaloids, terpenoids, glycosides, carbohydrates and phytosterols.

Potential of artificial intelligence to accelerate diagnosis and drug discovery for COVID-19.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused havoc worldwide. The tests currently used to diagnose COVID-19 are based on real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), computed tomography medical imaging techniques and immunoassays. It takes 2 days to obtain results from the RT-PCR test and also shortage of test kits creating a requirement for alternate and rapid methods to accurately diagnose COVID-19.

Screening of Leaf Extract for Identification of Bioactive Compounds and Evaluation of Its Antiproliferative Activity Against MCF-7 and HeLa Cells.

Mangroves contain a wide range of bioactive compounds with pharmacological activities. In the present study, we analysed the separation and detection of phytoconstituents with the methanol extract of leaf using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and tested its cytotoxicity effect against MCF-7 and HeLa cells. Phytochemical compounds such as docosanoic, octadecatrienoic and -9-octadecanoic acids, triterpenoid γ-sitosterol, and terpene alcohol in methanol extract of leaf were identified.