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May 19, 2023Open    AccessArticle

Effective drug combination for Caenorhabditis elegans nematodes discovered by output-driven feedback system control technique

Ding, X. Njus, Z. Kong, T. Su, W. Ho, C.-M. Pandey, S.
Infections from parasitic nematodes (or roundworms) contribute to a significant disease burden and productivity losses for humans and livestock. The limited number of anthelmintics (or antinematode drugs) available today to treat these infections are rapidly losing their efficacy as multidrug resistance in parasites becomes a global health challenge. We propose an engineering approach to discover an anthelmintic drug combination that is more potent at killing wild-type Caenorhabditis elegans wor...

Neuroscience  Marine Biology  Toxicology  Taxonomy  Microbiology  Ecosystem Science  Biodiversity  Developmental Biology  Bioengineering  Environmental Sciences  Animal Behavior  Agricultural Science  Biotechnology  Computational Biology  Food Science & Technology  Parasitology  Plant Science  Synthetic Biology 

May 19, 2023Open    AccessArticle

Amplitude modulated sinusoidal microchannels for observing adaptability in C. elegans locomotion

Parashar, A. Lycke, R. Carr, J.A. Pandey, Santosh
In this paper, we present a movement-based assay to observe adaptability in Caenorhabditis elegans locomotion behavior. The assay comprises a series of sinusoidal microchannels with a fixed wavelength and modulating (increasing or decreasing) amplitude. The channel width is comparable to the body diameter of the organism. Worms are allowed to enter the channel from the input port and migrate toward the output port. Within channel sections that closely match the worm's natural undulations, the wo...

Animal Behavior  Agricultural Science  Veterinary Medicine  Parasitology  Plant Science  Soil Science  Biodiversity  Bioengineering 

May 19, 2023Open    AccessArticle

Flexible and disposable paper- and plastic based gel micropads for nematode handling, imaging, and chemical testing

Njus, Zach Kong, Taejoon Kalwa, Upender Legner, Christopher Weinstein, Matthew Flanigan, Shawn Saldanha, Jenifer Pandey, Santosh
In this paper, we explore the use of microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (?PADs) to study the behavior of Caenorhabditis elegans. We show how these devices can be fabricated on paper and plastic substrates, as well as how to load, visualize, and transfer single and multiple nematodes. We also demonstrate the use of anthelmintic drug, levamisole, to perform chemical testing on C. elegans. Furthermore, we provide a custom program that is able to recognize individual worms on the ?PADs in r...

Animal Behavior  Computational Biology  Microbiology  Cell Biology  Parasitology  Plant Science  Soil Science  Developmental Biology  Bioengineering  Environmental Sciences  Biophysics 

May 19, 2023Open    AccessArticle

Sweat sensing in the smart wearables era: Towards integrative, multifunctional and body-compliant perspiration analysis

Chris Legner, Upender Kalwa, Vishal Patel, Austin Chesmore, Santosh Pandey
All life forms use a seamless integration of physical and chemical sensing mechanisms to enhance their performance and survival skills. To mimic the integrative sensing abilities found in nature, there is a significant interest in developing wearable devices that can smartly track the physiological and biochemical signals of the human body. Progress in wearable physical sensors has been remarkable giving rise to a number of consumer electronics products meant to measure parameters related to act...

Electric Engineering  Green Chemistry  Electrochemistry  Biological Chemistry  Mathematical Biology  Biochemistry  Bioengineering  Bioinformatics  Fundamentals of Material Science  Biophysics  Environmental Sciences  Functional Materials  Chemical Engineering & Technology  Genomics  Computational Biology  Plant Science  Synthetic Biology  Materials Engineering  Analytical Chemistry 

May 19, 2023Open    AccessArticle

Phytochemical and in-vitro antioxidant evaluation of methanolic and aqueous extract of Lepidagathis cuspidata

Nilesh P. Babre, T. Shivraj Gouda, Narayanswamy Lachmanan Gowrishankar
The objective of present study was to evaluate preliminary phytoconstitutents and in-vitro antioxidant potential of Lepidagathis cuspidata. Methanolic and aqueous extract of aerial part of plants was prepared and tested for the presence of different phytoconstitutents. The in-vitro antioxidant potential of extract were evaluate by different in-vitro methods. TLC of extracts were performed by using various solvent systems. The present study revealed that the MELC and AELC contained flavonoids, gl...

Plant Science 

Aug 15, 2016Open    AccessArticle

Chemistry and antioxidant activity of plants containing some phenolic compounds

Asif M
Natural antioxidants inhibit the adverse effects of the Reactive Oxygen Species produced in living things and enable to survive. Depending on this principle, humans started using some plant products to cure from various diseases. Natural products have proved of great health impact on human traditionally and scientifically. Moreover, the research has so far done in the field of natural antioxidants. Therefore, antioxidants have been traditionally used as well as experimentally proved beneficial. ...

Biological Materials  Biological Chemistry  Medicinal Chemistry  Plant Science  Biochemistry 

Aug 09, 2016Open    AccessArticle

ESTIMATION OF HERITABILITY AND GENETIC ADVANCE FOR VARIOUS METRIC TRAITS IN SEVEN F2 POPULATIONS OF BREAD WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.)

Babar Saleem, Abdus Salam Khan, Muhammad Talha Shahzad*, and Fahid Ijaz
Heritability estimates provide information about the traits that are transmitted from parents to their offsprings and it has a crucial role in selection criteria to improve grain yield. The purpose of the present study was to compute heritability and genetic advance of seven F2 populations derived through cross combinations of five parental varieties/lines of bread wheat Iqbal-2000, Lasani- 2008, 9444, 9432 and 9436. Data were recorded for seven metric traits: plant height, days to heading, flag...

Agricultural Science  Plant Science 

Jul 09, 2015Open    AccessArticle

Antioxidant and other biochemical defense responses of Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. (Horse gram) induced by high temperature and salt stress

Khalid Mohammed Naji, V R Devaraj
High temperature and salinity are the major ecological factors challenging crop productivity in the arid and semiarid regions of the world. Effects of high temperature (43-45°C) and salt stress (0.6 M) on Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. (Horse gram), were evaluated in terms of antioxidants and antioxidant enzymes. Both treatments caused typical stress responses in this tropical leguminosae. Oxidative stress indicators such as H2O2, TBARS, and proline were significantly elevated. Similarly, t...

Agricultural Science  Plant Science  Biochemistry 

Jul 09, 2015Open    AccessArticle

Rubus Fruticosus L.: Constituents, Biological Activities and Health Related Uses

Rubus fruticosus L. is a shrub famous for its fruit called blackberry fruit or more commonly blackberry. The fruit has medicinal, cosmetic and nutritive value. It is a concentrated source of valuable nutrients, as well as bioactive constituents of therapeutic interest highlighting its importance as a functional food. Besides use as a fresh fruit, it is also used as ingredient in cooked dishes, salads and bakery products like jams, snacks, desserts, and fruit preserves. R. fruticosus contains vit...

Biological Materials  Diabetes & Endocrinology  Green Chemistry  Biological Chemistry  Evidence Based Medicine  Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Toxicology  Taxonomy  Clinical Trials  Biochemistry  Bioinformatics  Biophysics  Environmental Sciences  Agricultural Science  Food Science & Technology  Translational Medicine  Plant Science  Analytical Chemistry 

Jan 15, 2015Open    AccessArticle

A Reliable and High Yielding Method for Isolation of Genomic DNA from Ammi majus

Sandip S. Magdum
The developed protocol describes a cheaper, quicker and reliable method for the isolation of pure DNA from medicinal herbs, such as Ammi majus, which produces the secondary metabolites xanthotoxin and berganpectane having immense medicinal importance. Use of CTAB, liquid nitrogen and EDTA in different isolation protocols analyzed for A. majus, all were ended with polysaccharide and protein contamination with low purity of DNA (A260/280 = 1.3 – 1.6), revealed a need for method modification for th...


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