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Cellulose: A multifaceted biopolymer
(Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2016)
Cellulose is a common natural polymer with a wide range of industrial, medical, bio fuel, agricultural, textile and paper applications. It exhibits various levels of structural organizations, from individual glucose chains ...
Chemical composition and antiproliferative, antioxidant, and proapoptotic effects of fruiting body extracts of the lingzhi or reishi medicinal mushroom, ganoderma lucidum (Agaricomycetes), from India
(Begell House Inc., 2016)
Ganoderma lucidum is a renowned medicinal mushroom exploited as a panacea because of the broad spectrum of its bioactivities, which give it invaluable nutritional and clinical implications. This research was implemented ...
Health promoting activity of myricetin: A natural flavonoid
(Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2017)
Myricetin is a plant-derived flavonoid and is well known for its nutraceuticals value. It is a natural flavonol with hydroxyl groups at 3, 5, 7, 3', 4' and 5' positions, which found in fruits, vegetables, tea, berries and ...
In silico screening and molecular interaction studies of tetrahydrocannabinol and its derivatives with acetylcholine binding protein
(Bentham Science Publishers B.V., 2018)
Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the fourth largest cause of death among people over 65 years of age. Accumulation of β-amyloid and cholinergic deficiency are two prominent pathological descriptions for AD.
Objective: ...
Selection for salt tolrance in petunia grandiflora
(Central University of Punjab, 2014)
Petunia grandiflora a native of South America is a popular and high value ornamental plant in the world. Soil salinity is the major abiotic stress in semi-arid Malwa region of Punjab, adversely affecting its productivity, ...
Starch: A precise account covering its multidimensional aspects
(Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2017)
Starch is the main storage carbohydrate of plants and is composed of glucose residues linked together by ? 1-4 glycosidic bonds. The starch molecule consists of a linear amylose and highly branched amylopectin. Starch forms ...
Gene and metabolite profiling reveals flowering and survival strategies in Himalayan Rhododendron arboreum
(Elsevier, 2019)
Rhododendron arboreum inhabits the Himalayan climate otherwise detrimental to many species, though the underlying survival mechanism remains unclear. Such temperate species have an inherent endurance towards freezing ...
Screening of natural compounds for receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors: in silico and in vitro investigation in cancer cell lines
(Central University of Punjab, 2016)
OXIDATIVE STRESS INDUCED CELL PROLIFERATION AND DNA REPAIR MECHANISMS IN GLIOBLASTOMA CELLS: ROLE OF ENPP2 AND APE1
(Central University of Punjab, 2018)
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is a grade IV, most frequent, and invasive devastating brain tumor with poor prognosis, even with the advancement of multimodal therapies, patients have survival period of less than 15 months. ...