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GC-MS/MS Based Phytochemical Screening Revealed the Therapeutic Potential of Calligonum polygonoides L. Flower Bud Against Chronic Diseases
No full textNot AvailableBackground: Calligonum polygonoidesis an endemic plant species, belongs to Polygonaceae family, native to the ?Thar Desert? of India. It is highly tolerant to multiple stresses with dominant biomass and phytochemical producer under extreme niche. It has significant ethnopharmacological applications, but not yet scientifically validated. Materials and Methods: The methanolic extract of C. polygonoides flower bud was subjected to Gas Chromatography Mass spectroscopy (GC-MS/MS) analysis and antioxidant potential assay was done on different radical scavenging scales. The phytochemicals were identified based on retention time and matching their mass spectra to spectra in NIST 14 library. Results: The results revealed presence of fatty acids, phenolics, terpenoides, flavanoids, alkaloids, tannins, steroids, ketones, esters and amino acid derivatives, which comprises of 93 compounds. Most of the detected compounds have been proved to possess important bio-activities like anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, anti-diabetic, hepatoprotective, cardiovascular, antioxidant, antimutagenic etc. Interestingly, some compounds like Furan-2,5-dimethyl, DDMP, Dehydromevalonic lactone, Deoxyspergualin, 2-Methoxy-4-vinylphenol, Benzeneethanol-4-Hydroxy-, Quinic acid, Lauric acid, Linolenic acid and Squalene were detected which have proved pharmaceuticals applications against major diseases like cancer, diabetics, cardiovascular and some other chronic diseases. Furthermore, the methanolic extract also attributed very high level of antioxidant potential on Cupric Reducing Antioxidant Capacity (CUPRAC), Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), and Phosphomolybdenum (PM) assay scales. Conclusion: The identified phytochemicals with ample pharmaceutical application explore the worthiness of this endemic plant species. Along with pharmaceutical, it has an immense scope in nutraceutical and functional food industry. These medicinal importance advised for its conservation and artificial regeneration, in-order to sustain the agro-ecological balance of Thar Desert of India
Storage effects on flour quality of commonly consumed cereals
Full text linkThe present investigation was conducted to study the effect of storage period on flour quality of wheat, maize and pearl millet. Their flour were stored at 15 °C and 82 % relative humidity RH for one month and changes in fat acidity (FA), activities of peroxidase (POX), lipoxygenase (LOX) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) in control and stored flour along with change in pH of water extract of flour were monitored. Increase in FA (mg KOH/100 g d.m.) and decrease in pH of flour was maximal in pearl millet (287.5 mg KOH/100 g d.m. and 0.4) followed by maize (151 mg KOH/100 g d.m. and 0.23) and wheat (61 mg KOH/100 g d.m. and 0.1) respectively. A decline in activity of POX, LOX and PPO was observed during storage. Pearl millet flour possessed almost double activity of POX (413 Units/g d.m.) in comparison to wheat (198 Units/g d.m.) and 1.3 fold higher than that of maize (153 Units/g d.m.) and even after decrease activity of POX was higher in flour of pearl millet compared to the other two. However, activity of LOX and PPO was found to be comparable in fresh flour of pearl millet, maize and wheat. Since pearl millet has poor shelf life and increase in FA, decrease in pH and activity of POX was found to be very high in pearl millet (poor shelf life) as compared to wheat and maize, therefore, these selected parameters might be used as biochemical markers to determine shelf life of flour
Collected Papers (Papers of Mathematics or Applied Mathematics), Volume V
No full textThis volum includes 37 papers of mathematics or applied mathematics written by the author alone or in collaboration with the following co-authors: Cătălin Barbu, Mihály Bencze, Octavian Cira, Marian Niţu, Ion Pătraşcu, Mircea E. Şelariu, Rajan Alex, Xingsen Li, Tudor Păroiu, Luige Vlădăreanu, Victor Vlădăreanu, Ştefan Vlăduţescu, Yingjie Tian, Mohd Anasri, Lucian Căpitanu, Valeri Kroumov, Kimihiro Okuyama, Gabriela Tonţ, A. A. Adewara, Manoj K. Chaudhary, Mukesh Kumar, Sachin Malik, Alka Mittal, Neetish Sharma, Rakesh K. Shukla, Ashish K. Singh, Jayant Singh, Rajesh Singh, V.V. Singh, Hansraj Yadav, Amit Bhaghel, Dipti Chauhan, V. Christianto, Priti Singh, and Dmitri Rabounski
Indigenous bahar management practice for improving quality of pomegranate under hot arid climate of Thar Desert
No full text42-52Pomegranate is an ancient fruit renowned for its exceptional nutritional value and is deeply rooted in traditional health-care systems. In hot arid climate, pomegranates exhibit three distinct flowering seasons, traditionally known as "ambe, mrig and hasta bahar‖. The choice of bahar to be regulated depends on irrigation water availability, market demand and pest/disease incidence. The present investigation was undertaken to optimize bahar management and induce synchronized flowering during optimal climatic conditions to enhance fruit quality while minimizing fruit cracking through indigenous horticultural techniques such as water stress, pruning, de-blossoming and defoliation using ethephon. Data revealed that indigenous horticultural techniques and ethephon had a significant positive impact on fruit quality and marketable yield of pomegranate. Among horticultural techniques (P), the most favorable results were observed with water stress during June with pruning and de-blossoming, which yielded maximum fruit weight of 216.58 g, 64.58 fruits/plant, and marketable yield of 11.59 kg/plant, all while minimizing fruit cracking to 11.51%. The horticultural techniques in combination with ethephon applications (PxC) involving water stress during June, pruning, de-blossoming, and ethephon (2 mL/l) demonstrated remarkable improvements. This treatment resulted in improved fruit weight of 223.58 g, a marketable yield of 13.63 kg/plant, and the lowest incidence of fruit cracking of 9.42%. These findings allowing synchronized flowering, enhanced fruit quality and market value. These insights contribute to the sustainable pomegranate cultivation in rural areas of Thar desert and further support its role in traditional health-care system
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No full textNot AvailableTotal phenols of the 90 pearl millet genotypes comprising 46 each of inbreds and designated B-lines (maintainer of CMS lines) grown during kharif-2013 was estimated and those of the 27 genotypes (9 inbreds and 18 designated B-lines) selected during kharif-2013 further grown during kharif-2014 and estimated total phenolic content. Across the groups, pearl millet genotypes showed a significant and marked variation during both the seasons. It varied from rom 175 to 435 mg catechol equi./100g during kharif-2013 and from 191 to 387 mg catechol equi./100g dring kharif 2014. The mean total phenolic content of two seasons (kharif-2013 and kharif-2014) of selected lines varied from 199 to 400 mg catechol equi./100g. During both the seasons designated B lines showed lower mean total phenolic content than that of inbred lines. On the basis of mean performance during kharif-2013 and kharif-2014 HTP 94/54, LPBL 10/112, HMS 14B and HMS 21B were identified as low total phenols containing lines whereas, DPHBL-11-123, HBL 112/H12/1011, HMS 36B and HMS 53B were identified as high phenolic containing pearl millet lines.Not Availabl
Detection Of Staphylococcus Spp. In Milk-Based Sweets And Other Traditional Foods By Conventional And Nucleic Acid-Based Methods
No full textThis Dissertation / Report is the outcome of investigation carried out by the creator(s) / author(s) at the department/division of Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore mentioned below in this page
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No full textNot AvailableThe investigation was carried out to find any relationship between in vivo leaf nitrate reductase (NR) activity at early vegetative stage and fully mature grain protein content. Seven designated B-lines (counter part of CMS lines), one composite and one advanced inbred line were analyzed for their in vivo leaf NR activity at panicle initiation stage (25 days before anthesis) and grain protein content. The leaf NR activity varied from 7.9 to 16.95 µg NO2- g-1h-1 during kharif 2014 and protein content varied from 10.98 to 18.4% and 11.03 to 14.85% during kharif-2013 and kharif-2014 respectively. Very high significant positive correlation was observed in leaf NR activity at panicle initiation stage with grain protein content (r=0.700 to 0.756; P<0.01). This relationship of leaf NR activity and grain protein content in pearl millet is first report on the aspect.Not Availabl
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No full textNot AvailableAntioxidant defense system in plants against abiotic stressNot Availabl
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No full textNot AvailableAntioxidant potential was measured by estimation of total antioxidant activity (TAA) of 92 pearl millet genotypes comprising 46 each of inbreds and designated B-lines (maintainer of CMS lines) grown during kharif-2013 and those of the 27 genotypes (9 inbreds and 18 designated B-lines) selected during kharif-2013 further grown during kharif-2014. TAA was
estimated by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method as well as by 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline -6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS+) method. All the genotypes showed appreciable amount of TAA irrespective of the method used. Average TAA of total genotypes screened during kharif-2013 was 1032 ìg Vit. C equi./g with a wide significant variation from 332 to 1529 µg Vit. C equi./g. The designated B-lines had higher average TAA (1127 µg Vit. C equi./g) than that of inbred lines. During kharif 2014 the average TAA of selected lines varied from 549 to 1880 µg Vit. C equi./g with an average value of 1087 µg Vit. C equi./g (DPPH method) and from 3970 to 6804 µg Trolox equi./g with an average value of 5360 µg Trolox equi./g (ABTS+ method). The average TAA of pearl millet genotypes (DPPH method) was significantly higher than that of commercial samples of wheat (550 µg Vit.C equi./g) and maize (680 µg Vit. C equi./g) procured from local market and tested along with.Not Availabl
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