Browsing Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences-Research Publications by Issue Date

Glycogenolysis

Kushwaha, P.P.; Kumar, S. (Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2017)

In animals glycogen is the main storage form of fuel material. It is a multi-branched polysaccharide of glucose. Excess of glucose in body get stored in the form of glycogen for further utilization. In future when the body ...

Carbohydrate digestion andabsorption

Kushwaha, P.P.; Kumar, S. (Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2017)

Our body needs energy to perform various functions of the cell. Food is required to fulfill the energy requirement of the body. Protein, fats, vitamins and carbohydrates are the major food components. Out of these carbohydrate ...

Oxidative Stress-Related MicroRNAs 6 as Diagnostic Markers: A Newer Insight in Diagnostics

Kumar, Shashank; Pandey, Abhay K. (Springer, 2017)

Despite rapid strides in the medical and technological fields during the last four decades including the development of nucleic acid and protein-based biomarkers, the mortality still remains a burning problem because of ...

Plant tolerance to combined stress: An overview

Ramakrishna, W.; Kumari, A. (Springer India, 2017)

The demand for food is predicted to increase by 70% in 2050 due to increasing world population. Efforts are being made to increase food production. However, abiotic and biotic stresses, which tend to reduce crop yield and ...

Inter Conversion of Somatic and Cancer Stem Cell: From Discovery to New Paradigm in Cancer Therapy

Kumar, Shashank (OMICS International, 2017)

Organ is composed of special type of tissue and cells. Deficits in functionality and number of particular cells lead to the development of various type of human disease such as diabetes, neurological disease, cardiovascular, ...

Commentary: HNRNPLL, a newly identified colorectal cancer metastasis suppressor, modulates alternative splicing of CD44 during epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Baranwal, Somesh; Baranwal, S. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2017)

Metabolomics, biomass and lignocellulosic total sugars analysis in foxtail millet (Setaria italica) inoculated with different combinations of plant growth promoting bacteria and mycorrhiza

Dhawi, Faten; Datta, Rupali; Ramakrishna, Wusirika (Communications in Plant Sciences, 2017)

Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) is the second most widely produced millet with potential as a biofuel source. Employment of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) and mycorrhiza could serve as environment-friendly ...

Book Review: Gastrointestinal Physiology and Diseases Methods and Protocols

Baranwal, Somesh (Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2017)

The gastrointestinal tract is one of the largest immunological organs and plays a pivotal role in maintaining normal homeostasis in the body. The statement made by Hippocrates more than 2,000 years ago “all disease begins ...

Recent advancement to target Breast Cancer and Cancer Stem Cells

Kushwaha, Prem Prakash; Kumar, Shashank (Open Access, 2017)

Breast cancer is the second most prominent reason of cancer death in women after lung cancer, and it accounts for 25.2% of all cancer in women [1]. In the US, approximately about one in eight women (12%) develop invasive ...

Nischarin inhibition alters energy metabolism by activating AMP-activated protein kinase

Dong, Shengli; Baranwal, Somesh; Garcia, Anapatricia; Serrano-Gomez, Silvia; Eastlack, Steven; Iwakuma, Tomoo; Mercante, Donald; Mauvais-Jarvis, Franck; Alahari, Suresh K.; Dong, S.; Baranwal, S.; Garcia, A.; Serrano-Gomez, S.J.; Eastlack, S.; Iwakuma, T.; Mercante, D.; Mauvais-Jarvis, F.; Alahari, S.K. (American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Inc., 2017)

Nischarin (Nisch) is a key protein functioning as a molecular scaffold and thereby hosting interactions with several protein partners. To explore the physiological importance of Nisch, here we generated Nisch loss-of-function ...

Oxidative stress-related microRNAs as diagnostic markers: A newer insight in diagnostics

Kumar, Shashank; Pandey, Abhay K. (Springer Singapore, 2017)

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Proteomics provides insights into biological pathways altered by plant growth promoting bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhiza in sorghum grown in marginal soil

Dhawi, Faten; Datta, Rupali; Ramakrishna, Wusirika; Dhawi, F.; Datta, R.; Ramakrishna, W. (Elsevier B.V., 2017)

Sorghum is an economically important crop, a model system for gene discovery and a biofuel source. Sorghum seedlings were subjected to three microbial treatments, plant growth promoting bacteria (B), arbuscular mycorrhizal ...

Withania somnifera chemotype NMITLI 101R significantly increases the efficacy of antileishmanial drugs by generating strong IFN-γ and IL-12 mediated immune responses in Leishmania donovani infected hamsters

Tripathi, Chandra Dev Pati; Kushawahaa, Pramod Kumar; Sangwanb, Rajender Singh; Manda, Chitra; Misra-Bhattacharyaa, Shailja; Dubea, Anuradha (Elsevier, 2017)

Background Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Solanaceae), commonly known as Ashwagandha, is one of the most important medicinal plant in the traditional Indian medical systems. Pharmacological studies have established that ...

Phytochemical Ginkgolide B Attenuates Amyloid-? amage and Altered Cellular Responses in Human Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y Cells

Gill I.; Kaur S.; Kaur N.; Dhiman, Monisha; Mantha, Anil K. (IOS Press, 2017)

Oxidative stress is an upsurge in reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS), which aggravates damage to cellular components viz. lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids resulting in impaired cellular functions and neurological ...