Publications by authors named "Muzzafar Shaukat"
Plant heat stress response is a multi-factorial trait that is precisely regulated by the complex web of transcription factors from various families that modulate heat stress responsive gene expression. Global warming due to climate change affects plant growth and development throughout its life cycle. Adds to this, the frequent occurrence of heat waves is drastically reducing the global crop yield.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe tunable cobalt oxide nanoparticles (CoONPs) are produced due to the phytochemicals present in Rhamnus virgata (RhV) leaf extract which functions as reducing and stabilization agents. The synthesis of CoONPs was confirmed using different analytical techniques: UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), dynamics light scatterings (DLS), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), energy dispersive X-ray, and Raman spectroscopy analyses. Furthermore, multiple biological activities were performed.
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- Nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiONPs) are typically problematic due to their toxic byproducts, but a new green chemistry method using fresh leaf broth (RT) offers a non-toxic alternative for their synthesis.
- The resulting RT-NiONPs showed promising properties confirmed by various analytical techniques, including UV-Vis and SEM, and displayed notable biological activities such as anticancer effects against liver cancer cell lines.
- The study suggests that RT-NiONPs are biocompatible and have potential antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, highlighting the need for further in vivo research to explore their applications in treating chronic diseases.