Publications by authors named "R Vinodhini"
Introduction: Wet oral environment may have deleterious effects on performance of the composites due to influences of water sorption and solubility. The study evaluated the hydrolytic degradation caused because of water sorption and solubility of silorane and methacrylate-based dental composites.
Methods: Ten disc samples (2 mm × 10 mm) were prepared.
Sugarcane smut caused by the basidiomycetous fungus is one of the most devastating diseases that affect sugarcane production, globally. At present, the most practical and effective management strategy for the disease is the cultivation of resistant cultivars. In this connection, a detailed understanding of the host's defense mechanism in response to smut isolates with varying degrees of virulence at the molecular level would facilitate the development of reliable and durable smut-resistant sugarcane varieties.
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- The study investigates the life cycle and pathogenicity of Sporisorium scitamineum, the fungus responsible for smut disease in sugarcane, by using genetically modified strains that express green fluorescent protein (GFP) for better visualization.
- Researchers isolated haploid sporidia from teliospores and confirmed opposite mating types, then successfully transformed these sporidia to track their development and colonization in sugarcane plants through microscopy.
- The findings reveal significant fungal colonization during the disease's initial stages, leading to the characteristic formation of smut whips, thereby enhancing understanding of S. scitamineum's lifecycle and its impact on sugarcane.
Aim And Objective: To assess the DNA damage in tobacco associated human buccal cells using comet assay.
Methods: The study included 75 study subjects, which were divided into 3 groups on the basis of tobacco usage. Group I - 25 individuals with no history of tobacco usage, Group II - 25 individuals with tobacco usage but without oral lesions and Group III - 25 individuals with tobacco associated oral lesions.
Antimicrobial efficacy and phytochemical analysis of Indigofera trita Linn.
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med
May 2014
An in vitro antimicrobial activity and phytochemical analysis of various extracts of Indigofera trita L. viz. petroleum ether, chloroform, acetone, ethanol and aqueous extracts were carried out.
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