Seenivasagan, T Iqbal, S Thanvir Guha, Lopamudra
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Indian journal of experimental biology
Egg retention and oviposition behavior of four species of mosquito vectors viz., Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Culex quinquefasciatus to a topical insect repellent diethyl-phenylacetamide (DEPA) at 0.1-1000 mg/L was investigated under laboratory conditions. Based on oviposition activity indices, DEPA demonstrated concent...
Choudhary, Ravish Chaudhury, Rekha Malik, Surendra Kumar Sharma, Kailash Chandra
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Indian journal of experimental biology
An efficient in vitro protocol was standardized for Almond (Prunus dulcis) propagation using dormant axillary buds as explants. Explants were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) and woody plant medium (WPM) supplemented with different concentration/combination(s) of phytohormones. MS basal medium showed lowest shoot induction and took longest dura...
Alrubaie, Abdulrazak Labi
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Indian journal of experimental biology
Ascaridia galli, the common intestinal nematode, remains a major cause of economic loss in the poultry industry in developing countries. Treatments using chemicals are not only expensive but also affect host health. Plant extracts as better alternative is gaining significance. Here, we have studied the effects of alcoholic extract of turmeric, Curc...
Sharma, Shingar Rajmani, R S Kumar, Arun Bhaskar, Ashima Singh, Amit Manivel, Venkatasamy Tyagi, Anil K Rao, Kanury V S
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Indian journal of experimental biology
Unsatisfactory performance of the existing BCG vaccines, especially against the adult pulmonary disease, has urged the need for an effective vaccine against tuberculosis (TB). In this study, we employed differential proteomics to obtain a list of antigens as potential vaccine candidates. Bacterial epitopes being presented at early stages on MHC cla...
Shakambari, Ganeshan Ashokkumar, Balasubramaniem Varalakshmi, Perumal
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Indian journal of experimental biology
Advanced Glycation End products (AGE) generated in a non enzymatic protein glycation process are frequently associated with diabetes, aging and other chronic diseases. Here, we explored the protective effect of phlorotannins from brown algae Padina pavonica, Sargassum polycystum and Turbinaria ornata against AGEs formation. Phlorotannins were extra...
Sandeep, I S Sanghamitra, Nayak Sujata, Mohanty
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Indian journal of experimental biology
Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae) is known for its uses in medicine, cosmetics, food flavouring and textile industries. The secondary metabolites of turmeric like essential oil, oleoresin and curcumin are important for its multipurpose uses. These traits of turmeric vary from place to place due to the influence of environment, soil and agro-climatic co...
Thomas, Leya Sindhu, Raveendran Binod, Parameswaran Pandey, Ashok
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Indian journal of experimental biology
Here, we described the production of a cellulase-free alkaline xylanase from Bacillus pumilus MTCC 5015 by submerged fermentation and its application in biobleaching. Various process parameters affecting xylanase production by B. pumilus were optimized by adopting a Plackett-Burman design (PBD) as well as Response surface methodology (RSM). These s...
Datta, Souvik Modak, Dolanchampa Sarkar, Somenath Saha, Bibhuti Mukhopadhyay, Sumi
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Indian journal of experimental biology
Here, we investigated the quantitative and qualitative differences in antibody classes and subclasses in serum immune complexes (ICs) of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL) and different cross reactive diseases like Malaria, Leprosy, Vitiligo as compared to control subjects. IC levels were measured through a newl...
Sethia, Bedhya Mustafa, Mariam Manohar, Sneha Patil, Savita V Jayamohan, Nellickal Subramanian Kumudini, Belur Satyan
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Indian journal of experimental biology
Fluorescent Pseudomonas (FP) is a heterogenous group of growth promoting rhizobacteria that regulate plant growth by releasing secondary metabolic compounds viz., indole acetic acid (IAA), siderophores, ammonia and hydrogen cyanide. In the present study, IAA producing FPs from the rhizosphere of Plectranthus amboinicus were characterized morphologi...
Viszwapriya, Dharmaprakash Aravindraja, Chairmandurai Pandian, Shunmugiah Karutha
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Indian journal of experimental biology
Epibacterial communities of co-occurring eukaryotic hosts of Palk Bay origin (five seaweed species (Gracilaria sp, Padina sp, Enteromorpha sp, Sargassum sp, and Turbinaria sp) and one seagrass [Cymodaceae sp]) were analyzed for diversity and compared using 16S rRNA based Denaturant Gradient Gel Electrophoresis analysis. Diversity index revealed tha...
