Microbiology (Reading)
December 2022
Despite its genome sequencing more than two decades ago, the majority of the genes of remain functionally uncharacterized. Patatins are one such class of proteins that, despite undergoing an expansion in this pathogenic species compared to their non-pathogenic cousins, remain largely unstudied. Recent advances in protein structure prediction using machine learning tools such as AlphaFold2 have provided high-confidence predicted structures for all proteins.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants of leaf extract from Alpinia purpurata.
Methods: One gram of fresh leaf of Alpinia purpurata was grinded in 2 mL of 50% ethanol and centrifuged at 10,000×g at 4°C for 10 min. The supernatant obtained was used within 4 h for various enzymatic antioxidants assays like superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione S-transferase (GST), ascorbate oxidase, peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and non-enzymatic antioxidants such as vitamin C, total reduced glutathione (TRG) and lipid peroxidation (LPO).
The anticancer activity of the ethanolic extract of Jasminum sambac against Dalton's lymphoma ascites-induced lymphatic cancer in Swiss albino mice was investigated. The anticancer activity of J. sambac was studied against lymphoma using lipid profiles, biochemical parameters, and membrane-bound marker enzymes by standard procedures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The study was formulated with the objective to assess phytochemical constituents, antibacterial activity and anticancer activity of Alpinia purpurata.
Methods: The leaves of A. purpurata were washed thoroughly by tap water, shade dried and powdered.
Objective: To evaluate the protective effect of ethanol extract of Mollugo nudicaulis (M. nudicaulis) against perchloroethylene-induced hepatotoxicity.
Methods: The hepatoprotective activity of the ethanol extract of M.