Colour is crucial for enhancing the appetizing value and consumer acceptance of food products. The commonly used food colourants and food preservatives such as Malachite Green (MG) and Copper Sulfate (CS) can cause severe health problems. This study investigates the toxicity of these food-grade colourants through acute exposure using cytotoxicity using the brine shrimp model including 3D surface analysis (3DSA) and studies Brine shrimp were treated with various concentrations of MG and CS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBreast cancer invasive 2.3 million women worldly and second prominent factor of cancer-related mortality. Finding a new site-specific and safe small molecule is a current need in this field.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInteraction of low-density lipoprotein receptors with proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) plays a vital part in causing atherosclerosis. It is the hidden precursor of clinical myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, CVD and estimates 60% of deaths worldwide. The current need is to design small molecules to prevent the interaction between PCSK9 and LDL receptors.
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