Encapsulated Co-ZnO nanospheres as degradation tool for organic pollutants: Synthesis, morphology, adsorption and photo luminescent investigations.

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures, both undoped and Co-doped, were synthesized through the solution combustion process. The diffraction patterns from powder XRD revealed that the materials were crystalline. The morphology of the spherically formed nanoparticles was visualized in SEM micrographs.

Corosolic Acid Inhibits Secretory Phospholipase AIIa as an Anti-Inflammatory Function and Exhibits Anti-Tumor Activity in Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma Bearing Mice.

Background: Inflammation is generally connected to tumour progression and development. The secretory phospholipase A2IIa (sPLA2IIa) is an important inflammatory enzyme that catalyse the hydrolysis of membrane phospholipids into arachidonic and lysophosphatidic acid, which are the precursors for production of a lot of pro-inflammatory mediators like prostaglandins, prostacyclins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and platelet activating factors, which involved in the proliferation, migration, invasion, and metastasis. Therefore, investigating safe and effective sPLA2IIa inhibitors as a therapeutic agent to treat cancer is indeed in need.

Gene in f. sp. Is Essential for Pathogenicity by Involving Normal Function of Chlamydospores.

f. sp. (Forl) causes crown and root rot disease in tomato, effecting severe economic losses.

Molecular docking and simulation analysis of the FimH protein with secondary metabolites from the species.

It is of interest to document the molecular docking and simulation analysis of the FimH protein with 10 secondary metabolites from Garcinia species in the context of drug discovery for Urinary tract infections (UTIs). We report the optimal binding features of flavonoids with the FimH protein for further consideration in drug discovery.

Young Indians' Willingness to Make a Living Organ Donation.

Background: The large unmet need in India for organs to transplant calls for an increase in living organ donations. This study examined the positions of Indian university students on making a living organ donation.

Methods: A convenience sample of 339 students from Karnatak University rated willingness to be a living donor in 48 scenarios consisting of all combinations of 5 factors: recipient's identity (close family member vs stranger), level of surgical risk for the donor, possible long-term health consequences for the donor, probability of transplant success, and likelihood of finding other donors (the subject is one of the rare compatible donors or one donor among others).

Physiological and biochemical responses involved in vegetative desiccation tolerance of resurrection plant .

Unlabelled: The vegetative desiccation tolerance of has been evaluated for its ability to revive from a desiccation (air dry) state and start normal functioning when rehydrated. In this study, was identified by DNA barcoding. Experiments were conducted using the detached hydrated, desiccated and rehydrated fronds under laboratory conditions to understand the mechanism of revival upon the water availability.

Remediation of emerging environmental pollutants: A review based on advances in the uses of eco-friendly biofabricated nanomaterials.

The increased environmental pollutants due to anthropogenic activities are posing an adverse effects and threat on various biotic forms on the planet. Heavy metals and certain organic pollutants by their toxic persistence in the environment are regarded as significant pollutants worldwide. In recent years, pollutants exist in various forms in the environment are difficult to eliminate by traditional technologies due to various drawbacks.

Gamma-irradiated fenugreek extracts mediates resistance to rice blast disease through modulating histochemical and biochemical changes.

The impact of gamma radiation on the activation of rice innate immunity to blast disease caused by Magnaporthe oryzae is described. In the present study, fenugreek seed extracts radiated with different doses of gamma rays viz. 5Gy, 10Gy, 15Gy, 20Gy and 25Gy were examined for their presence of biocompounds as well as for its ability to induce plant growth promotion and resistance against rice blast disease.

Bioactive compounds guided diversity of endophytic fungi from Baliospermum montanum and their potential extracellular enzymes.

Baliospermum montanum (Willd.) Muell. Arg, a medicinal plant distributed throughout India from Kashmir to peninsular-Indian region is extensively used to treat jaundice, asthma, and constipation.

Pyridine- and Thiazole-Based Hydrazides with Promising Anti-inflammatory and Antimicrobial Activities along with Their Studies.

A new class of compounds formed by the linkage of -C(O)-NH- with pyridine and thiazole moieties was designed, synthesized, and characterized by various spectral approaches. The newly characterized compounds were evaluated for their antimicrobial as well as anti-inflammatory properties. The anti-inflammatory activity of these compounds was evaluated by denaturation of the bovine serum albumin method and showed inhibition in the range of IC values-46.

Detection and Characterization of Antibacterial Siderophores Secreted by Endophytic Fungi from .

Endophytic fungi from orchid plants are reported to secrete secondary metabolites which include bioactive antimicrobial siderophores. In this study endophytic fungi capable of secreting siderophores were isolated from , a medicinal orchid plant. The isolated extracellular siderophores from orchidaceous fungi act as chelating agents forming soluble complexes with Fe.

GC-MS analysis of phytoconstituents from Amomum nilgiricum and molecular docking interactions of bioactive serverogenin acetate with target proteins.

Amomum nilgiricum is one of the plant species reported from Western Ghats of India, belonging to the family Zingiberaceae, with ethno-botanical values, and is well-known for their ethno medicinal applications. In the present investigation, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of A. nilgiricum were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to identify the important functional groups and phytochemical constituents.

Vegetative desiccation tolerance in : biochemical and physiological responses.

is an angiosperm desiccation-tolerant resurrection plant, which can survive during desiccation in the air-dry state and recover completely on availability of water. The present study was conducted to understand the vegetative desiccation tolerance of by evaluating its ability to recover the physiological, biochemical and morphological functions post desiccation. In order to understand the responses of to desiccation and subsequent rehydration experiments were conducted in the hydrated state (HS), desiccated state (DS) and rehydrated state (RS).

Understanding the binding interaction between phenyl boronic acid P1 and sugars: determination of association and dissociation constants using S-V plots, steady-state spectroscopic methods and molecular docking.

Continuous monitoring of glucose and sugar sensing plays a vital role in diabetes control. The drawbacks of the present enzyme-based sugar sensors have encouraged the investigation into alternate approaches to design new sensors. The popularity of fluorescence sensors is due to their ability to bind reversibly to compounds containing diol.

Green Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using and Their Fungicidal Ability Against Pathogenic Fungi of Apple Orchards.

belonging to the Myrtaceae family was explored for the synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles and for biological applications. The aqueous extract of the synthesized zinc nanoparticles (ZnNPs) was characterized using UV-visible spectrophotometer, FTIR, SEM and TEM. The aqueous broth was observed to be an efficient reducing agent, leading to the rapid formation of ZnNPs of varied shapes with sizes ranging between 52-70 nm.

Effect of preferential solvation and bimolecular quenching reactions on 3OCE in acetonitrile and 1,4-dioxane binary mixtures by optical absorption and fluorescence studies.

Fluorescence quenching and preferential solvation of a coumarin derivative, namely 3-[2-oxo-2-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)-ethylidene]-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one (3OCE), with aniline used as a quencher in solvent mixtures of acetonitrile (AN) and 1,4-dioxane (DX) was carried out at steady state. Suppan's theory of dielectric enrichment was used to understand the nonideality and dielectric enrichment in AN-DX solvent mixtures. The effect of viscosity and dielectric constant variation at room temperature were analyzed.

Genome-wide identification, evolution, and molecular characterization of the PP2C gene family in woodland strawberry.

The protein phosphatase 2C (PP2C) gene family is one of the momentous and conserved plant-specific gene families, known to participate in cellular processes via reversible protein phosphorylation and regulates signal transduction in eukaryotic organisms. Recently, PP2Cs were identified in Arabidopsis and maize, however, the whole-genome analysis of PP2C in strawberry has not yet been reported. In the current research, we found 62 PP2C-encoding genes in total from the strawberry genome.

Microalga Scenedesmus bajacalifornicus BBKLP-07, a new source of bioactive compounds with in vitro pharmacological applications.

Microalgae are photosynthetic eukaryotes which are primary producers in the food chain and also excellent sources for bioactive compounds such as alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, saponins and other fine chemicals. In the present study, the microalga Scenedesmus bajacalifornicus BBKLP-07 was subjected to soxhlet extraction using solvents like chloroform, acetone, ethanol, methanol and aqueous solvents. All the solvents were tested for the presence of phytochemical constituents such as alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, phenols, lignin's, saponins, sterols, tannins, anthraquinone and reducing sugar using the standard procedures.

Microwave-assisted synthesis, computational studies and antibacterial/ anti-inflammatory activities of compounds based on coumarin-pyrazole hybrid.

An efficient, high-yield and rapid synthesis of (E)-1,5-dimethyl-4-((2-((substituted-2-oxo-2H-chromen-4-yl)methoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)methyleneamino)-2-phenyl-1,2-dihydropyrazol-3-one derivatives containing Schiff base structures under microwave-irradiation has been described. Schiff base is a potential target to discover anti-inflammatory chemotherapeutics, material science, catalysis and molecular magnetism. All the newly synthesized compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis and spectroscopic techniques.

Identification of differentially expressed genes regulated by molecular signature in breast cancer-associated fibroblasts by bioinformatics analysis.

Objective: Breast cancer is a severe risk to public health and has adequately convoluted pathogenesis. Therefore, the description of key molecular markers and pathways is of much importance for clarifying the molecular mechanism of breast cancer-associated fibroblasts initiation and progression. Breast cancer-associated fibroblasts gene expression dataset was downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus database.

Genetic Screening of Selected Disease-Causing Mutations in Glutaryl-CoA Dehydrogenase Gene among Indian Patients with Glutaric Aciduria Type I.

Glutaric aciduria type I (GA-I) is an organic aciduria caused by glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase (GCDH) deficiency. There are limited studies on GA-I from India. A total of 48 Indian GA-I patients were screened for selected disease-causing mutations such as R402W, A421V, A293T, R227P, and V400M using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP).

Crystal structure of 6-chloro-5-(2-chloro-eth-yl)-3-(propan-2-yl-idene)indolin-2-one.

The title compound, C13H13Cl2NO, has a 3-(propan-2-yl-idene)indolin-2-one core with a Cl atom and a chloro-ethyl substituent attached to the aromatic ring. Two atoms of the aromatic ring and the chloro-ethyl substituent atoms are disordered over two sets of sites with a refined occupancy ratio of 0.826 (3):0.

Pregnancy wastage among HIV infected women in a high HIV prevalence district of India.

Background: Bagalkot district in Karnataka state is one of the highest HIV prevalence districts in India. A large proportion of the girls also marry at early age in the district and negative pregnancy outcomes among the HIV positive women likely to have large pregnancy wastages. Therefore, this study examined the pregnancy wastages and the associated factors among HIV positive women in a high prevalent district in India.