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Ikram M, Shahzadi A, Haider A, Zain Ul-Abidin M, Ul-Hamid A, Yousaf SA, Al-Anazy MM, Yousef ES. Outstanding Performance of Mg/g-C 3N 4-Doped Al 2O 3 Serving as a Nanocatalyst and Its Bactericidal Behavior: An In Silico Molecular Docking Study. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:1603-1613. [PMID: 38222666 PMCID: PMC10785278 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
Abstract
A coprecipitation approach was employed to synthesize aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with a fixed quantity of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) and various concentrations of Mg (2 and 4 wt. %). The main objective of this research is to explore and enhance the dye degradation potential and antimicrobial efficacy of synthesized pristine and doped Al2O3 with molecular docking analysis. Al2O3 has potent mechanical, thermal, antimicrobial, phosphoric, optical, and electrical properties, but it leaches into water and has a high band gap and low refractive index. g-C3N4 was incorporated into Al2O3 to increase the degradation potency. The incorporation of Mg enhances the metal oxide characteristics and performance in catalysis. XRD patterns revealed the orthorhombic phase of Al2O3. The SAED pattern of Al2O3 and (2 and 4 wt %) Mg/g-C3N4-Al2O3 nanostructures (NSs) showed bright polycrystalline rings. UV-visible spectra showed the absorption of Al2O3 at 289 nm, and upon doping, a blue shift was accompanied. The EDS spectra indicated the existence of Al, O, Na, and Mg, thereby verifying the elemental composition of the pristine and doped samples. TEM images revealed the nanowires (NWs) of Al2O3. The NSs demonstrated outstanding catalytic performance for the remediation of RhB dye in a basic medium of around 97.36%. Mg/g-C3N4-Al2O3 (4 wt %) exhibited a notable augmentation in the inhibition zone, measuring 5.25 mm, when exposed to high-level doses against Staphylococcus aureus. In silico predictions have recently shed light on the underlying mystery of the bactericidal actions of these doped NSs against specific enzyme targets such as DNA gyraseS. aureus.
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- Muhammad Ikram
- Solar
Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Punjab Pakistan
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- Department
of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Faculty
of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Muhammad
Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan 66000, Punjab Pakistan
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- Solar
Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Punjab Pakistan
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- Core
Research Facilities, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Physics, University of Central Punjab, Lahore 54000, Punjab Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Princess
Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU), P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Research
Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS) and Physics Department,
Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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Hussain S, Ali Muazzam M, Ahmed M, Ahmad M, Mustafa Z, Murtaza S, Ali J, Ibrar M, Shahid M, Imran M. Green synthesis of nickel oxide nanoparticles using Acacia nilotica leaf extracts and investigation of their electrochemical and biological properties. JOURNAL OF TAIBAH UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/16583655.2023.2170162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Shabbir Hussain
- Institute of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
- CAS, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Ningbo, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Hemraz UD, Lam E, Sunasee R. Recent advances in cellulose nanocrystals-based antimicrobial agents. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 315:120987. [PMID: 37230623 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.120987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Over the past five years, there has been growing interest in the design of modified cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) as nanoscale antimicrobial agents in potential end-user applications such as food preservation/packaging, additive manufacturing, biomedical and water purification. The interest of applying CNCs-based antimicrobial agents arise due to their abilities to be derived from renewable bioresources and their excellent physicochemical properties including rod-like morphologies, large specific surface area, low toxicity, biocompatibility, biodegradability and sustainability. The presence of ample surface hydroxyl groups further allows easy chemical surface modifications for the design of advanced functional CNCs-based antimicrobial materials. Furthermore, CNCs are used to support antimicrobial agents that are subjected to instability issues. The current review summarizes recent progress in CNC-inorganic hybrid-based materials (Ag and Zn nanoparticles, other metal/metal oxide) and CNC-organic hybrid-based materials (polymers, chitosan, simple organic molecules). It focuses on their design, syntheses and applications with a brief discussion on their probable modes of antimicrobial action whereby the roles of CNCs and/or the antimicrobial agents are highlighted.
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- Usha D Hemraz
- Aquatic and Crop Resource Development Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montreal, Quebec H4P 2R2, Canada.
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- Aquatic and Crop Resource Development Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montreal, Quebec H4P 2R2, Canada; Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, USA.
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Baz S, Ikram M, Haider A, Shahzadi A, Ul-Hamid A, Nabgan W, Haider J, Imran M, Alshahrani T, Medina F, Imran M. Facile Synthesis of Vanadium Oxide/Carbon Spheres-Doped Nickel Oxide Functioned as a Nanocatalyst and Bactericidal Behavior with Molecular Docking Analysis. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:19474-19485. [PMID: 37305260 PMCID: PMC10249084 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Vanadium oxide (V2O5) and carbon spheres (Cs)-doped NiO2 nanostructures (NSs) were prepared using the co-precipitation approach. Several spectroscopic and microscopic techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-vis, FTIR, TEM, and HR-TEM investigations, were used to describe the as-synthesized NSs. The XRD pattern exhibited the hexagonal structure, and the crystallite size of pristine and doped NSs was calculated as 29.3, 32.8, 25.79, and 45.19 nm, respectively. The control sample (NiO2) showed maximum absorption at 330 nm, and upon doping, a redshift was observed, leading to decreased band gap energy from 3.75 to 3.59 eV. TEM of NiO2 shows agglomerated nonuniform nanorods exhibited with various nanoparticles without a specific orientation; a higher agglomeration was observed upon doping. The (4 wt %) V2O5/Cs-doped NiO2 NSs served as superior catalysts with a 94.21% MB reduction in acidic media. The significant antibacterial efficacy was estimated against Escherichia coli by measuring the zone of inhibition (3.75 mm). Besides their bactericidal analysis, V2O5/Cs-doped NiO2 was shown to have a binding score of 6.37 for dihydrofolate reductase and a binding score of 4.31 for dihydropteroate synthase in an in silico docking study of E. coli.
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- Shair Baz
- Solar
Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Solar
Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department
of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef, University of Agriculture, 66000 Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Core
Research Facilities, King Fahd University
of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Departament
d’Enginyeria Química, Universitat
Rovira i Virgili, Av Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Tianjin
Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Government College University
Faisalabad, Pakpattan
Road, Sahiwal, Punjab 57000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Physics, College of Sciences, Princess
Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU), P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Departament
d’Enginyeria Química, Universitat
Rovira i Virgili, Av Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Solar
Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Punjab, Pakistan
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Lin R, Zhang J, Xu R, Yuan C, Guo L, Liu P, Fang Y, Cui B. Developments in molecular docking technologies for application of polysaccharide-based materials: A review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023; 64:8540-8552. [PMID: 37077154 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2200833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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With the increasing pollution of the planet, the search for natural multifunctional alternatives to petroleum-based plastics has assumed to be a great important proposition. Polysaccharides, an inexhaustible natural resource with good biocompatibility as well as mechanical properties, are considered as an ideal alternative to petroleum-based materials. However, blind experimentation and development will inevitably lead to waste of raw materials and contamination of reagents. Therefore, researchers desire a technology which can assist in predicting and screening experimental materials at the higher level. Molecular docking simulations, an emerging computer technology that can effectively predict the structure of interactions between molecules and analyze the optimal conformation, are a common aid for materials and drug design. In this review, we describe the origins and development of molecular docking techniques, mainly performed an overview of various molecular docking software on their applications in the field of different polysaccharide materials.
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- Ruikang Lin
- School of Food Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
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Li Z, Wang M, Fang H, Yao Z, Liu H, Zhao W, Chen J. Solid-liquid interface adsorption of antibiotic resistance plasmids induced by nanoplastics aggravates gene pollution in aquatic ecosystems. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 316:120456. [PMID: 36279997 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have been identified as emerging pollutants in water environment; the interactions between antibiotic resistance plasmids (ARPs) and NPs will influence ARG transport in sediments. Herein, the adsorption experiments of a typical ARP onto polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs) in river and lake sediments were conducted to elucidate the adsorption mechanisms and the effects of environmental factors. Results indicated that the adsorption amounts of PS-NPs increased with the dosages while decreased with the particle size of sediments. Multi-layer adsorption of PS-NPs was found to exist mainly in sand and silt sediments, whereas the filling adsorption dominated in the clay. Moreover, the adsorbed PS-NPs enhanced the physisorption of ARPs in sediments through stimulating the intraparticle diffusion of ARPs induced by electrostatic force. Besides, the adsorption amounts of ARPs onto the PS-NPs decreased with the increasing pH and dissolve organic matter due to the enhanced electrostatic repulsion and competitive adsorption. The ion strength played catalytic roles by increasing the electrostatic attraction and adsorption sites of ARPs on PS-NPs. The adsorbed ARPs in sediments were closely related with the ARGs in extra/intracellular DNA of biofilms, influencing the distribution and proliferation of ARGs largely. The findings indicate that ARG-associated pollution might be enhanced by the solid-liquid interface adsorption induced by NPs, which was controlled by pH, ion strength and dissolve organic matter. This study provides supplementary insights into the roles of NPs as carriers of ARP in sediments, and advances our understanding on the risks of NP-ARG co-occurring contamination in aquatic ecosystems.
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- Zhiheng Li
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, Zhejiang, China.
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Ikram M, Shahzadi I, Haider A, Hayat S, Haider J, Ul-Hamid A, Shahzadi A, Nabgan W, Dilpazir S, Ali S. Improved catalytic activity and bactericidal behavior of novel chitosan/V 2O 5 co-doped in tin-oxide quantum dots. RSC Adv 2022; 12:23129-23142. [PMID: 36090420 PMCID: PMC9380412 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra03975c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The novel V2O5/chitosan (CS) co-doped tin oxide (SnO2) quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized via co-precipitation technique. The optical, structural, morphological, and catalytic properties of the concerned specimens were examined by UV-Vis, PL, FTIR, X-ray diffraction, HR-TEM, and EDS. Structural analysis through XRD confirmed the tetragonal structure of SnO2; meanwhile, HR-TEM measurements unveiled quantum dot morphology. Rotational and vibrational modes related to functional groups of (O-H, C-H, Sn-O, and Sn-O-Sn) have been assessed with FTIR spectra. Through UV-Vis spectroscopy, a reduction in band-gap (4.39 eV to 3.98 eV) and redshift in co-doped spectra of SnO2 were identified. Both CS/SnO2 and V2O5-doped CS@SnO2 showed promising catalytic activity in all media. Meanwhile, CS/SnO2 showed higher activity for use in hospital and industrial dye degradation in comparison to dopant-free Ch/SnO2. For V2O5/CS@ SnO2 QDs, inhibition domains of G -ve were significantly confirmed as 1.40-4.15 mm and 1.85-5.45 mm; meanwhile, for G +ve were noticed as 2.05-4.15 mm and 2.40-5.35 mm at least and maximum concentrations, correspondingly. These findings demonstrate the efficient role of V2O5/CS@SnO2 QDs towards industrial dye degradation and antimicrobial activity.
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- Muhammad Ikram
- Solar Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore Lahore 54000 Punjab Pakistan
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- College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab 54000 Lahore Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture 66000 Multan Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Riphah Institute of Computing and Applied Sciences (RICAS), Riphah International University 14 Ali Road Lahore Pakistan
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
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- Core Research Facilities, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia
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- College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab 54000 Lahore Pakistan
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- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili Av Països Catalans 26 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Comsats University 45550 Islamabad Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Riphah Institute of Computing and Applied Sciences (RICAS), Riphah International University 14 Ali Road Lahore Pakistan
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