Comparative mitogenomics and phylogenetics of the family Carangidae with special emphasis on the mitogenome of the Indian Scad Decapterus russelli.

Carangids are abundant and commercially important marine fish that contribute to a significant portion of the fisheries in many parts of the world. In the present study, we characterized the complete mitogenome of the Indian scad, Decapterus russelli and performed a comprehensive comparative mitogenomic analysis of the family Carangidae. The comparative mitogenomics provided valuable insights into the structure, variability, and features of the coding and non-coding regions that evolved across species over millions of years.

Copper incorporated microporous chitosan-polyethylene glycol hydrogels loaded with naproxen for effective drug release and anti-infection wound dressing.

Copper ion (Cu) incorporated microporous chitosan-polyethylene glycol films were developed as a multipotent wound dressing material. The mechanical properties, swelling behavior and moisture permeability of hydrogel films with varying Cu concentration and the release of Cu from films were evaluated. The results revealed the enhanced mechanical stability of films with increasing Cu concentration without compromising moisture permeability and absorption capability of wound exudates.

Intergenics: A tool for extraction of intergenicregions.

For the past one decade, there has been considerable explosion of interest in searching novel regulatory elements in the intergenic region between the protein coding regions. The microbial genomes are the most exploited in terms of intergenic (noncoding) regions due to its less complexity. We think, the increasing pace of genome sequencing calls for a tool which will be useful for the extraction of intergenic regions.

HNHDb: a database on pattern based classification of HNH domains reveals functional relevance of sequence patterns and domain associations.

The HNH Database is a collection and sequence-based classification of HNH domain proteins. The database contains about 1913 HNH domain containing proteins, and is classified into 10 subsets based on the sequence pattern. Each of these subsets has unique signature sequences.