Publications by authors named "Ritesh B Watharkar"
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- Jujube is a drought and salinity-resistant fruit tree, popular in Xinjiang, China, and a study evaluated eight cultivars for their physicochemical and antioxidant properties during different stages of fruit development.
- While the chemical composition was similar across cultivars, significant variations in sugar and antioxidant contents were observed, with 'FS' having the highest levels of beneficial compounds, indicating potential as a natural antioxidant.
- It was found that as jujube fruit matures, certain beneficial compounds decrease while sugars increase, suggesting that green jujube is best for antioxidants and fully ripened fruit is ideal for harvesting and processing.
This review details the antimicrobial applications of inorganic nanomaterials of mostly metallic form, and the augmentation of activity by surface conjugation of peptide ligands. The review is subdivided into three main sections, of which the first describes the antimicrobial activity of inorganic nanomaterials against gram-positive, gram-negative and multidrug-resistant bacterial strains. The second section highlights the range of antimicrobial peptides and the drug resistance strategies employed by bacterial species to counter lethality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSome Bacillus species are causative agents of food spoilage and a wide array of diseases. Due to their ability to form highly heat-resistant spores, it is of great interest to develop more effective inactivation strategies whereby these spores could be inactivated. Therefore, this work assessed inactivation of thermal and ultrasound treatments against Bacillus subtilis spores.
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