Publications by authors named "Namita Ashish Singh"
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- Patulin is a toxic compound produced mainly by fungal species like Aspergillus, Byssochlamys, and Penicillium, primarily found in infected food, especially in apples.
- The presence of patulin in food raises significant health risks and economic issues, highlighting the need for effective detection and management strategies.
- This review focuses on the sources of patulin, its biosynthetic processes, its harmful effects on health and agriculture, and outlines detection and control methods.
A severe acute respiratory syndrome is an unusual type of contagious pneumonia that is caused by SARS coronavirus. At present, the whole world is trying to combat this coronavirus disease and scientific communities are putting rigorous efforts to develop vaccines. However, there are only a few specific medical treatments for SARS-CoV-2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patents reveal that heavy metals are natural constituents of the earth's crust, but some heavy metals like cadmium, lead, mercury, arsenic etc. are injurious to living organisms at higher concentration. Nowadays, anthropogenic activities have altered geochemical cycles and biochemical balance of heavy metals.
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