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Insulin resistance induces a segmental difference in thoracic and abdominal aorta: Differential expression of AT1 and AT2 receptors
(2012)Objectives: The study was pursued to understand and compare the vascular reactivity to angiotensin II (Ang II) and its receptor expression in thoracic and abdominal aorta under insulin resistance. Methods: Vascular reactivity ... -
Essential Oils: New Perspectives in Human Health and Wellness.
(Hindawi, 2014)Essential oils are natural products, derived from aromatic plants, traditionally used all over the world for disinfection, as anti-inflammatory, relaxing, and stimulating substances, and with potential and modern exploitation ... -
Invitro anti-mutagenic potential of potentilla fulgens: A western himalayan plant
(Informatics Publishing Limited, 2014)Invitro anti-mutagenic potential of different extracts/fractions of Potentilla fulgens has been made by an Ames histidine reversion assay using TA98 and TA100 tester strains of Salmonella typhimurium against the direct-acting ... -
Nonlinear Optical Switching and Enhanced Nonlinear Optical Response of Au–CdSe Heteronanostructures
(ACS Publications, 2014)The metal–semiconductor heterostructures have recently emerged as a new class of functional materials for their potential applications due to plasmon-exciton interactions. Here, we demonstrate the nonlinear optical switching ... -
Heck−Suzuki Tandem Reaction for the Synthesis of 3‑Benzazepines
(ACS Publications, 2015)A novel procedure for the Heck−Suzuki tandem reaction suitable for the construction of nitrogen-containing medium rings was developed to provide access toward the 3-benzazepine framework. -
Diselenophosphate-Induced Conversion of an Achiral [Cu20H11 {S2P (OiPr) 2} 9] into a Chiral [Cu20H11 {Se2P (OiPr) 2} 9] Polyhydrido Nanocluster.
(Wiley, 2015)A polyhydrido copper nanocluster, [Cu20H11{Se2P(OiPr)2}9] (2H), which exhibits an intrinsically chiral inorganic core of C3 symmetry, was synthesized from achiral [Cu20H11{S2P(OiPr)2}9] (1H) of C3h symmetry by a ligand?exchange ... -
Imine/amide-imidazole conjugates derived from 5-amino-4-cyano-N1-substituted benzyl imidazole: Microwave-assisted synthesis and anticancer activity via selective topoisomerase-II-? inhibition
(Elsevier Ltd, 2015)Microwave-accelerated synthesis and anticancer activity of novel imine/amide-imidazole conjugates derived from 5-amino-4-cyano-N1-substituted benzyl imidazole against a panel of seven cancer cell lines are reported for the ... -
In situ reductive regeneration of zerovalent iron nanoparticles immobilized on cellulose for atom efficient Cr(vi) adsorption
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015)Zerovalent iron nanoparticles (nZVI) (11.8 - 0.2% w/w) immobilized on microcrystalline cellulose (C-nZVI) were synthesized and studied for Cr(vi) sorption. The material showed good atom economy for Cr(vi) adsorption (562.8 ... -
Analysis of the pH-dependent thermodynamic stability, local motions, and microsecond folding kinetics of carbonmonoxycytochrome c
(Academic Press Inc., 2016)This paper analyzes the effect of pH on thermodynamic stability, low-frequency local motions and microsecond folding kinetics of carbonmonoxycytochrome c (Cyt-CO) all across the alkaline pH-unfolding transition of protein. ... -
Nonlinear Optical Switching and Enhanced Nonlinear Optical Response of Au−CdSe Heteronanostructures
(ACS Publications, 2016)The metal−semiconductor heterostructures have recently emerged as a new class of functional materials for their potential applications due to plasmonexciton interactions. Here, we demonstrate the nonlinear optical switching ... -
Shell thickness matters! Energy transfer and rectification study of Au/ZnO core/shell nanoparticles
(Academic Press Inc., 2016)In the present study we report the influence of shell thickness on fluorescence resonance energy transfer between Au/ZnO core-shell nanoparticles and Rhodamine 6G dye by steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopy and ... -
[Ag20{S2P(OR)2}12]: A Superatom Complex with a Chiral Metallic Core and High Potential for Isomerism
(Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2016)The synthesis and structural determination of a silver nanocluster [Ag20{S2P(OiPr)2}12] (2), which contains an intrinsic chiral metallic core, is produced by reduction of one silver ion from the eight-electron superatom ... -
Nonlinear optical switching and optical limiting in colloidal CdSe quantum dots investigated by nanosecond Z-scan measurement
(Elsevier Ltd, 2016)The semiconductor nanocrystals are found to be promising class of third order nonlinear optical materials because of quantum confinement effects. Here, we highlight the nonlinear optical switching and optical limiting of ... -
Polyhydrido Copper Clusters: Synthetic Advances, Structural Diversity, and Nanocluster-to-Nanoparticle Conversion
(American Chemical Society, 2016)Conspectus: Metal hydride clusters have historically been studied to unravel their aesthetically pleasing molecular structures and interesting properties, especially toward hydrogen related applications. Central to this ... -
Sorptive removal of arsenite [As(III)] and arsenate [As(V)] by fuller's earth immobilized nanoscale zero-valent iron nanoparticles (F-nZVI): Effect of Fe 0 loading on adsorption activity
(Elsevier Ltd, 2016)Fuller's earth immobilized nanoscale zerovalent iron (F-nZVI 1-8) were synthesized by borohydride reduction method. The iron loading of fuller's earth immobilized nZVI was varied from 5 to 50% (w/w) in these F-nZVI 1-8. ... -
Mechanisms of tubulin binding ligands to target cancer cells: Updates on their therapeutic potential and clinical trials
(Bentham Science Publishers B.V., 2017)Background: A number of chemically diverse substances bind to the tubulin and inhibit cell proliferation by disrupting microtubule dynamics. There are four binding sites for the ligands binding to the tubulin; taxane/epothilone ... -
Role of Macromolecular Crowding on Stability and Iron Release Kinetics of Serum Transferrin
(American Chemical Society, 2017)The macromolecular crowding influences the structural stability and functional properties of transferrin (Tf). The equilibrium as well as kinetic studies of Tf at different concentrations of crowding agents (dextran 40, ... -
Core-Size-Dependent Catalytic Properties of Bimetallic Au/Ag Core− Shell Nanoparticles
(ACS Publications, 2017)Bimetallic core−shell nanoparticles have recently emerged as a new class of functional materials because of their potential applications in catalysis, surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate and photonics etc. ... -
DNA Origami Directed Au Nanostar Dimers for Single-Molecule Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering
(American Chemical Society, 2017)We demonstrate the synthesis of Au nanostar dimers with tunable interparticle gap and controlled stoichiometry assembled on DNA origami. Au nanostars with uniform and sharp tips were immobilized on rectangular DNA origami ... -
Core size matters! High Raman enhancing core tunable Au/Ag bimetallic core-shell nanoparticles
(Springer Verlag, 2017)Bimetallic core-shell nanostructures have been attracted tremendous attention due to their ability to form novel materials with unique chemical, optical, and physical properties. Here, we have studied the influence of core ...