Identification of Key Regulatory Pathways of Basidiocarp Formation in spp. Using Modeling, Simulation and System Biology Studies.

(Oyster mushroom) is an important cultivated edible mushroom across the world. It has several therapeutic effects as it contains various useful bio-molecules. The cultivation and crop management of these basidiomycete fungi depends on many extrinsic and intrinsic factors such as substrate composition, growing environment, enzymatic properties, and the genetic makeup, etc.

Chitosan augments bioactive properties and drought resilience in drought-induced red kidney beans.

Application of 0.25% chitosan during seed priming or its foliage spray on Phaseolus vulgaris L. grown under restricted irrigations was assessed for its role in the enhancement of bioactive properties like antioxidant potential of dry seed.

Metabolic footprints of chitosan primed red kidney bean under restricted irrigation.

Climate change has led to long term shift in temperature and weather regimes leading to unprecedented drought conditions. In this study varying degree of drought stress was imposed by restricting irrigation in red kidney bean along with application of chitosan as seed and foliar prime. LC-MS/MS was used to study the metabolic footprints (flavonoids and anthocyanin) in the red kidney bean varieties (BR 104 and VL Rajma 63).

Lignin degradation and nutrient cycling by white rot fungi under the influence of pesticides.

The production of enzymes involved in lignin degradation (laccase, ligninase), carbon cycling (β-glucosidase), and phosphorous cycling (phosphomonoesterase) by white rot fungi () was studied. In the presence of chlorpyrifos, carbofuran, and their mixture, laccase activity was highest on the 7th day, i.e.

Amelioration in gliadin antigenicity and maintenance of viscoelastic properties of wheat ( L.) cultivars with mixed probiotic fermentation.

Sourdough fermentation of twenty wheat cultivars was carried out using mixed probiotic culture ( UNI, LR/5 and ATCC 8014). The gliadin antigenicity was expressed in terms of its content in twenty different wheat cultivars. The gliadin proteins were characterized by SDS-PAGE and structural changes analyzed on FTIR spectrophotometer.

Gliadin protein antigenicity and health benefitting potential of Indian bread wheat ( L.) varieties.

Health benefitting potential of twenty leading wheat varieties was assessed for grain nutritional quality status in relation to antigenic reactivity level of gluten protein fractions. Among the nutritional parameters, macronutrients viz. starch, total sugar, total protein and gluten content were observed maximum in the varieties RAJ4120, RAJ4083, RAJ3077, and WH1021 respectively.

Gene/QTL discovery for Anthracnose in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) from North-western Himalayas.

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is one of the most important grain legume crops in the world. The beans grown in north-western Himalayas possess huge diversity for seed color, shape and size but are mostly susceptible to Anthracnose disease caused by seed born fungus Colletotrichum lindemuthianum.

Protein modification alkyne hydrosilylation using a substoichiometric amount of ruthenium(ii) catalyst.

Transition metal catalysis has emerged as a powerful strategy to expand synthetic flexibility of protein modification. Herein, we report a cationic Ru(ii) system that enables the first example of alkyne hydrosilylation between dimethylarylsilanes and -propargyl-functionalized proteins using a substoichiometric amount or low-loading of Ru(ii) catalyst to achieve the first C-Si bond formation on full-length substrates. The reaction proceeds under physiological conditions at a rate comparable to other widely used bioorthogonal reactions.

In vitro anticancer activity of extracts of Mentha Spp. against human cancer cells.

In vitro anticancer potential of methanolic and aqueous extracts of whole plants of Mentha arvensis, M. longifolia, M. spicata and M.

Characterization of grain nutritional quality in wheat.

Ten Indian wheat varieties viz. RSP-566, RSP-561, PBW-396, HD-2687, C-306, PBW-175, RSP-81, PBW-550, DBW-17 and WH-542 were characterized for grain nutritional quality parameters viz., macronutrients (viz.