Publications by authors named "N Balagurusamy"
Bakery products, especially bread, exist in many homes worldwide. One of the main reasons for its high consumption is that the main raw material is wheat, a cereal that can adapt to a wide variety of soils and climates. However, the nutritional quality of this raw material decreases during its industrial processing, decreasing the value of fibers, proteins, and minerals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCurcumin, a polyphenol derived from , used as a dietary spice, has garnered attention for its therapeutic potential, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties. Despite its known benefits, the precise mechanisms underlying curcumin's effects on consumers remain unclear. To address this gap, we employed the genetic model and leveraged two omics tools-transcriptomics and metabolomics.
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- A genome-wide association study of four Capsicum species (peppers) identified shared genes that influence fruit color, indicating that the genetic mechanisms for color have been preserved across these species.
- Key genes like Cytochrome P450, MYB transcription factors, and pentatricopeptide repeat proteins were found to be major contributors to the color variations in peppers.
- The research utilized extensive genetic analysis and color metrics from samples collected over six years, enhancing our understanding of how genetics affects fruit coloration in cultivated peppers, which is important for their market value and usage in food and cosmetics.
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- - Arsenic (As) contamination in groundwater and soil due to human activities poses significant threats to plant health and agricultural productivity, leading to decreased crop yield and potential food chain risks from bioaccumulation.
- - Plants respond to As exposure through complex molecular mechanisms involving important signaling pathways, which activate antioxidant systems and specific genes related to As uptake and detoxification.
- - This review highlights the role of transcription factors and gene regulation in plant responses to As, offering insights that could help develop biotechnological strategies to improve crop tolerance to arsenic.
Pesticides are chemicals used in agriculture, forestry, and, to some extent, public health. As effective as they can be, due to the limited biodegradability and toxicity of some of them, they can also have negative environmental and health impacts. Pesticide biodegradation is important because it can help mitigate the negative effects of pesticides.
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