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Saeed SH, Shah GM, Mahmood Q, Shaheen S, Zeb BS, Nawazish S, Almutairi KF, Avila-Quezada GD, Abd Allah EF. Phytoremediation ability and selected genetic transcription in Hydrocotyle umbellata-under cadmium stress. Int J Phytoremediation 2024; 26:1144-1153. [PMID: 38143325 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2023.2295354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is the most toxic element which may cause serious consequences to microbial communities, animals, and plants. The use of green technologies like phytoremediation employs plants with high biomass and metal tolerance to extract toxic metals from their rooting zones. In the present work, Hydrocotyle umbellata was exposed to five Cd concentrations (2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 µmol) in triplicates to judge its phytoextraction ability. Effects of metal exposure on chlorophyll (Chl), bio-concentration factor (BCF), translocation factor (TF), and electrolyte leakage (EL) were analyzed after 10 days of treatment. Metal-responding genes were also observed through transcriptomic analysis. Roots were the primary organs for cadmium accumulation followed by stolon and leaves. There was an increase in EL. Plants showed various symptoms under increasing metal stress namely, chlorosis, browning of the leaf margins, burn-like areas on the leaves, and stunted growth, suggesting a positive relationship between EL, and programmed cell death (PCD). Metal-responsive genes, including glutathione, expansin, and cystatin were equally expressed. The phytoextraction capacity and adaptability of H. umbellata L. against Cd metal stress was also demonstrated by BCF more than 1 and TF less than 1.
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- Sidra H Saeed
- Department of Botany, Hazara University Garden Campus, Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Hazara University Garden Campus, Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, Pakistan
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Kohsar University, Murree, Pakistan
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Bahrain, Sakhir, Bahrain
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Bariya AR, Rathod NB, Patel AS, Nayak JKB, Ranveer RC, Hashem A, Abd Allah EF, Ozogul F, Jambrak AR, Rocha JM. Recent developments in ultrasound approach for preservation of animal origin foods. Ultrason Sonochem 2023; 101:106676. [PMID: 37939526 PMCID: PMC10656273 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Ultrasound is a contemporary non-thermal technology that is currently being extensively evaluated for its potential to preserve highly perishable foods, while also contributing positively to the economy and environment. There has been a rise in the demand for food products that have undergone minimal processing or have been subjected to non-thermal techniques. Livestock-derived food products, such as meat, milk, eggs, and seafood, are widely recognized for their high nutritional value. These products are notably rich in proteins and quality fats, rendering them particularly vulnerable to oxidative and microbial spoilage. Ultrasound has exhibited significant antimicrobial properties, as well as the ability to deactivate enzymes and enhance mass transfer. The present review centers on the production and classification of ultrasound, as well as its recent implementation in the context of livestock-derived food products. The commercial applications, advantages, and limitations of the subject matter are also subject to scrutiny. The review indicated that ultrasound technology can be effectively utilized in food products derived from livestock, leading to favorable outcomes in terms of prolonging the shelf life of food while preserving its nutritional, functional, and sensory attributes. It is recommended that additional research be conducted to investigate the effects of ultrasound processing on nutrient bioavailability and extraction. The implementation of hurdle technology can effectively identify and mitigate the lower inactivation of certain microorganisms or vegetative cells.
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- Akshay Rajendrabhai Bariya
- Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Junagadh, Gujarat, India.
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- Post Graduate Institute of Post-Harvest Technology & Management, Roha, Raigad, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Maharashtra State, India.
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- Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Junagadh, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand, Gujarat, India
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- Post Graduate Institute of Post-Harvest Technology & Management, Roha, Raigad, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Maharashtra State, India.
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Seafood Processing Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Cukurova University, 01330 Adana, Turkey; Biotechnology Research and Application Center, Cukurova University, 01330 Adana, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal; LEPABE-Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE-Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Khurshid N, Bukhari MA, Ahmad T, Ahmad Z, Jatoi WN, Abbas SM, Latif A, Raza A, Aurangzaib M, Hashem A, Avila-Quezada GD, Abd Allah EF. Exogenously applied nicotinic acid alleviates drought stress by enhancing morpho-physiological traits and antioxidant defense mechanisms in wheat. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2023; 263:115350. [PMID: 37586200 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Across the globe, the frequent occurrence of drought spells has significantly undermined the sustainability of modern high-input farming systems, particularly those focused on staple crops like wheat. To ameliorate the deleterious impacts of drought through a biologically viable and eco-friendly approach, a study was designed to explore the effect of nicotinic acid on different metabolic, and biochemical processes, growth and yield of wheat under optimal moisture and drought stress (DS). The current study was comprised of different levels of nicotinic acid applied as foliar spray (0 g L-1, 0.7368, 1.477, 2.2159 g L-1) and fertigation (0.4924, 0.9848, and 1.4773 g L-1) under normal conditions and imposed drought by withholding water at anthesis stage. The response variables were morphological traits such as roots and shoots characteristics, yield attributes, grain and biological yields along with biosynthesis of antioxidants. The results revealed that nicotinic acid dose of 2.2159 g L-1 out-performed rest of treatments under both normal and DS. The same treatment resulted in the maximum root growth (length, fresh and dry weights, surface area, diameter) and shoot traits (length, fresh and dry weights) growth. Additionally, foliar applied nicotinic acid (2.2159 g L-1) also produced as the highest spike length, grains spike-1, spikelet's spike-1 and weight of 1000 grains. Moreover, these better yield attributes led to significantly higher grain yield and biological productivity of wheat. Likewise in terms of physiological growth of wheat under DS, the same treatment remained superior by recording the highest SPAD value, relative water content, water potential of leaves, leaf area, stomatal conductance (292 mmolm-2S-1), internal carbon dioxide concentration, photosynthesis and transpiration rate. Interestingly, exogenously applied nicotinic acid remained effective in triggering the antioxidant system of wheat by recording significantly higher catalase, peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and ascorbate peroxidase.
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- Nouman Khurshid
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Horticulture, MNS University of Agriculture Multan, 59300, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Central Punjab, Constituent Punjab College, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- Scientific Officer, Vegetable Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur 63100, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Shi RJ, Ye MY, Liu Y, Wu QS, Abd Allah EF, Zhou N. Exogenous Melatonin Regulates Physiological Responses and Active Ingredient Levels in Polygonum cuspidatum under Drought Stress. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:plants12112141. [PMID: 37299122 DOI: 10.3390/plants12112141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Polygonum cuspidatum, an important medicinal plant, is rich in resveratrol and polydatin, but it frequently suffers from drought stress in the nursery stage, which inhibits the plant's growth, active components concentrations, and the price of rhizome in the later stage. The purpose of this study was to analyze how exogenous 100 mM melatonin (MT) (an indole heterocyclic compound) affected biomass production, water potential, gas exchange, antioxidant enzyme activities, active components levels, and resveratrol synthase (RS) gene expression of P. cuspidatum seedlings growing under well-watered and drought stress conditions. The 12-week drought treatment negatively affected the shoot and root biomass, leaf water potential, and leaf gas exchange parameters (photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and transpiration rate), whereas the application of exogenous MT significantly increased these variables of stressed and non-stressed seedlings, accompanied by higher increases in the biomass, photosynthetic rate, and stomatal conductance under drought versus well-watered conditions. Drought treatment raised the activities of superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and catalase in the leaves, while the MT application increased the activities of the three antioxidant enzymes regardless of soil moistures. Drought treatment reduced root chrysophanol, emodin, physcion, and resveratrol levels, while it dramatically promoted root polydatin levels. At the same time, the application of exogenous MT significantly increased the levels of the five active components, regardless of soil moistures, with the exception of no change in the emodin under well-watered conditions. The MT treatment also up-regulated the relative expression of PcRS under both soil moistures, along with a significantly positive correlation between the relative expression of PcRS and resveratrol levels. In conclusion, exogenous MT can be employed as a biostimulant to enhance plant growth, leaf gas exchange, antioxidant enzyme activities, and active components of P. cuspidatum under drought stress conditions, which provides a reference for drought-resistant cultivation of P. cuspidatum.
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- Ru-Jie Shi
- College of Food and Biology Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404120, China
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- College of Food and Biology Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404120, China
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- College of Food and Biology Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404120, China
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- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Food and Biology Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404120, China
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Charan J, Riyad P, Ram H, Purohit A, Ambwani S, Kashyap P, Singh G, Hashem A, Abd Allah EF, Gupta VK, Kumar A, Panwar A. Correction: Ameliorations in dyslipidemia and atherosclerotic plaque by the inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase and antioxidant potential of phytoconstituents of an aqueous seed extract of Acacia senegal (L.) Willd in rabbits. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0271854. [PMID: 35849600 PMCID: PMC9292074 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Singh RP, Yadav P, Kumar A, Hashem A, Al-Arjani ABF, Abd Allah EF, Rodríguez Dorantes A, Gupta RK. Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Bicarbonate Supplementation on Biomass and Lipid Content of Green Algae Scenedesmus sp. BHU1 Isolated From Wastewater for Renewable Biofuel Feedstock. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:839800. [PMID: 35444634 PMCID: PMC9015788 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.839800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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In the present study, different microalgae were isolated from wastewater environment and evaluated for higher growth and lipid accumulation. The growth adaptability of all the isolated microalgae were tested for carbon source with supplementation of sodium bicarbonate in BG-11 N+ medium. Further based on the uptake rate of sodium bicarbonate and growth behavior, microalgal strains were selected for biofuel feedstock. During the study, growth parameters of all the isolates were screened after supplementation with various carbon sources, in which strain Scenedesmus sp. BHU1 was found highly effective among all. The efficacy of Scenedesmus sp. BHU1 strain under different sodium bicarbonate (4–20 mM) concentration, in which higher growth 1.4 times greater than control was observed at the concentration 12 mM sodium bicarbonate. In addition, total chlorophyll content (Chl-a + Chl-b), chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm, Y(II), ETR max, and NPQmax), and biomass productivity were found to be 11.514 μg/ml, 0.673, 0.675, and 31.167 μmol electrons m−2 s−1, 1.399, 59.167 mg/L/day, respectively, at the 12 mM sodium bicarbonate. However, under optimum sodium bicarbonate supplementation, 56.920% carbohydrate and 34.693% lipid content were accumulated, which showed potential of sodium bicarbonate supplementation in renewable biofuel feedstock by using Scenedesmus sp. BHU1 strain.
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- Rahul Prasad Singh
- Laboratory of Algal Research, Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Laboratory of Algal Research, Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Laboratory of Algal Research, Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Algal Research, Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Giri DD, Jha JM, Srivastava N, Hashem A, Abd Allah EF, Shah M, Pal DB. Sustainable removal of arsenic from simulated wastewater using solid waste seed pods biosorbents of Cassia fistula L. Chemosphere 2022; 287:132308. [PMID: 34826947 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The present investigation is focused to develop a new type of solid waste based biosorbent, derived from the Cassia fistula pod biomass. The prepared biosorbent has been characterized through different techniques including field emission scanning electron microscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscope and X-ray diffraction to investigate the physiochemical properties which are potential for the bioadsorbent application. The experiments have been performed considering four parameters namely; pH, biosorbent dose, initial concentration of As+3 and duration in the batch reactor. The experimental results have been analyzed using the design-expert software for the optimization of different parameters. The maximum removal of arsenic could be achieved ∼91% whereas monolayer adsorption capacity is found to be 1.13 mg g-1 in 80 min at pH 6.0 and 30 °C by using 60 mg dose of bioadsorbent. The arsenic adsorption behavior of the bio-adsorbent has been well interpreted in terms of pseudo-first order and Freundlich model.
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- Deen Dayal Giri
- Department of Botany, Maharaj Singh College, Saharanpur, 247001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, 462003, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology(BHU), Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Environmental Technology Limited, Ankeleshwar, Gujrat, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, 835215, Jharkhand, India.
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Mussarat S, Adnan M, Begum S, Ur Rehman S, Hashem A, Abd Allah EF. Antimicrobial screening of polyherbal formulations traditionally used against gastrointestinal diseases. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:6829-6843. [PMID: 34866983 PMCID: PMC8626215 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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Emerging antibiotic resistance has become a cosmopolitan problem and evoking researchers to search for new antimicrobials from natural constituents. The present study was intended to test the antimicrobial potential of traditionally used unexplored polyherbal recipes for curing digestive ailments. A total of 25 plants species were combined in different ratios to form 14 polyherbal recipes. After collecting and grinding plant parts, methanolic extracts of 14 polyherbal recipes were prepared by the cold maceration process. Antibacterial and antifungal activity of the polyherbal extracts was checked by agar well diffusion method at a concentration of 50 mg/ ml while minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined by serial dilution method. Polyherbal recipes B and D showed significant inhibition zone each against Vibrio cholerae (25.63; p < 0.001). Recipe G (23.33; p < 0.001) showed better efficacy against Escherichia coli. Recipe E and G significantly inhibited Proteus species (28.33; 24.33; p < 0.001). Recipe B was highly effective against Salmonella typhi. Recipe C, A and F had significant antifungal affect and inhibited Aspergillus nigar (28.67; p < 0.05), Aspergillus fumigatus (27; p < 0.01) Trichoderma (30; p < 0.001), Rhizopus (19.67; p < 0.01), and Fusarium graminearum (28.67;p < 0.001). Polyherbal formulations A, B, D, K, and N were active with the lowest concentration. MIC ranges within 3.12–25 mg/ml while minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) between 12.5 and 50 mg/ml. Polyherbal recipes’ A, B, D, G, K and N have enhanced antimicrobial potential with better efficacy than tested antibiotics and should be evaluated for further scientific validation.
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- Sakina Mussarat
- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi, The Mall Rawalpindi 46000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.,Department of Biology, The University of Haripur, Haripur 22620, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Liang SM, Zheng FL, Fathi Abd Allah E, Muthuramalingam P, Wu QS, Hashem A. Spatial changes of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in peach and their correlation with soil properties. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:6495-6499. [PMID: 34764764 PMCID: PMC8568838 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi have beneficial effects on host plants, but their growth is influenced by various factors. This study was carried out to analyze the variation of AM fungi in soils and roots of peach (Prunus persica L. var. Golden Honey 3, a yellow-flesh variety) trees in different soil layers (0–40 cm) and their correlation with soil properties. The peach tree could be colonized by indigenous AM fungi (2.2–8.7 spores/g soil and 1.63–3.57 cm hyphal length/g soil), achieving 79.50–93.55% of root AM fungal colonization degree. The mycorrhizal growth, root sugars, soil three glomalins, NH4+-N, NO3−-N, available P and K, and soil organic matter (SOM) had spatial heterogeneity. Soil spores, but not soil hyphae contributed to soil glomalin, and soil glomalin also contributed to SOM. There was a significant correlation of soil hyphae with spore density, soil NO3−-N, and SOM. Root mycorrhiza was positively correlated with spore density, NH4+-N, NO3−-N, and easily extractable glomalin-related soil protein. Notably, spore density positively correlated with NO3−-N, available K, SOM, and root fructose and glucose, while negatively correlated with available P and root sucrose. These findings concluded that mycorrhiza of peach showed spatial distribution, and soil properties mainly affected/altered based on the soil spore density.
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- Sheng-Min Liang
- Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, China
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- Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, China
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- Plant Production Department, Faculty of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore 641062, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, China
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Pal DB, Singh A, Jha JM, Srivastava N, Hashem A, Alakeel MA, Abd Allah EF, Gupta VK. Low-cost biochar adsorbents prepared from date and delonix regia seeds for heavy metal sorption. Bioresour Technol 2021; 339:125606. [PMID: 34325385 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, low-cost biochar as bio-adsorbents derived from locally accessible delonix regia seed and date seeds were explored for heavy metal environmental cleaning. These prepared biochars were characterized by proximate and elemental analyses, CHNS/O analysis, Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy and thermo-gravitational methods. Bio-sorbent's ability to adsorb arsenic ions in synthetic wastewater was studied and optimized at varying solution pH, adsorbent dose, and starting metal concentrations. Experimentation and optimization studies were also carried out with the help of Design-software 6.0.8. The trials were designed by using response-surface methods, which includes three components and stages of Box-Behnken design. Date seeds derived-biochars eliminated 95% of arsenic from synthetic wastewater, whereas Delonix regia seeds removed 93.8%. The kinetics, isotherms and mechanism of As adsorption were also postulated. This study proposes that these seed's biochars might be employed as an effective, low-cost, and environmentally friendly adsorbent to remove heavy metals from the environment.
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- Dan Bahadur Pal
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand 835215, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi 221005, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462003, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi 221005, India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK; Center for Safe and Improved Food, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK.
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Giri DD, Shah M, Srivastava N, Hashem A, Abd Allah EF, Pal DB. Sustainable Chromium Recovery From Wastewater Using Mango and Jackfruit Seed Kernel Bio-Adsorbents. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:717848. [PMID: 34659146 PMCID: PMC8519174 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.717848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Wastewater is a rich source of valuable chemicals of industrial importance. However, their economic recovery is crucial for sustainability. The objective of the present work is to recover hexavalent chromium (Cr VI) as a value-added transition metal from wastewater cost-effectively; the biosorbent derived from seed kernels of mango (M) and jackfruit (JF) were applied for removing the metal from simulated wastewater. The functional groups of the biomass were analysed with the help of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, micrographs were generated using a scanning electron microscope, and crystallinity was determined by an x-ray diffractometer (XRD). The concentration of Cr VI in wastewater was analysed by an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES). Process parameters (pH, dose, contact time, temperature, and initial concentration) were optimized for efficient Cr VI adsorption using a response surface methodology-based Box-Behnken design (BBD) employing Design-software 6.0.8. The batch experiment at room temperature at pH 4.8 and Cr VI removal ∼94% (M) and ∼92% (JF) was achieved by using a 60-mg dose and an initial Cr (VI) concentration of 2 ppm in 120 min. The equilibrium Cr binding on the biosorbent was well explained using Freundlich isotherm (R 2 = 0.97), which indicated the indirect interactions between Cr (VI) and the biosorbent. Biosorption of Cr (VI) followed the pseudo-order and intra-particle diffusion models. The maximum adsorption capacity of the M and JF bio-adsorbent is 517.24 and 207.6 g/mg, respectively. These efficient, cost-effective, and eco-friendly biosorbents could be potentially applied for removing toxic Cr (VI) from polluted water.
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- Deen Dayal Giri
- Department of Botany, Maharaj Singh College, Saharanpur, India
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- Environmental Technology Limited, Ankeleshwar, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Varanasi, India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India
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Giri DD, Jha JM, Tiwari AK, Srivastava N, Hashem A, Alqarawi AA, Abd Allah EF, Pal DB. Java plum and amaltash seed biomass based bio-adsorbents for synthetic wastewater treatment. Environ Pollut 2021; 280:116890. [PMID: 33774539 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Biomass of Java plum (JP) and amaltash (AT) seeds were employed to remove arsenic from synthetic wastewater, cost effectively. The prepared biomasses were characterized by FE-SEM, EDX, FTIR, XRD, and ICP techniques. Experimentation the optimization study has been carried out by using Design-software 6.0.8. Response surface methodology has been applied to design the experiments where we have used three factors and three levels Box-Behnken design (BBD). Arsenic removal ability of bio-sorbents was evaluated and optimized by varying pH, adsorbent dose concentration of arsenic in synthetic wastewater. For 2.5 mg/L arsenic concentration and 80 mg adsorbent dose at pH 8.8 Java plum seeds (JP) based bio-adsorbent removed ∼93% and amaltash seeds (AT) based bio-adsorbent removed ∼91% arsenic from synthetic wastewater. The adsorption behaviour better explained following Freundlich model (R2 = 0.99) compared to Temkin model (R2 = 0.986) for As (III) ions. The adsorption capacity was 1.45 mg g-1 and 1.42 mg g-1 for JP and AT, respectively after 80 min under optimal set of condition. The adsorption kinetics was explained by either pseudo-first order model or Elovich model.
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- Deen Dayal Giri
- Department of Botany, Maharaj Singh College, Saharanpur, 247001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, 462003, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, 835215, Jharkhand, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, (BHU), Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza, 12511, Egypt
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, 835215, Jharkhand, India.
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Singh TA, Passari AK, Jajoo A, Bhasin S, Gupta VK, Hashem A, Alqarawi AA, Abd Allah EF. Tapping Into Actinobacterial Genomes for Natural Product Discovery. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:655620. [PMID: 34239507 PMCID: PMC8258257 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.655620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The presence of secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) makes actinobacteria well-known producers of diverse metabolites. These ubiquitous microbes are extensively exploited for their ability to synthesize diverse secondary metabolites. The extent of their ability to synthesize various molecules is yet to be evaluated. Current advancements in genome sequencing, metabolomics, and bioinformatics have provided a plethora of information about the mechanism of synthesis of these bioactive molecules. Accessing the biosynthetic gene cluster responsible for the production of metabolites has always been a challenging assignment. The genomic approach developments have opened a new gateway for examining and manipulating novel antibiotic gene clusters. These advancements have now developed a better understanding of actinobacterial physiology and their genetic regulation for the prolific production of natural products. These new approaches provide a unique opportunity to discover novel bioactive compounds that might replenish antibiotics’ exhausted stock and counter the microbes’ resistance crisis.
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- Tanim Arpit Singh
- Department of Biosciences, Maharaja Ranjit Singh College of Professional Sciences, Indore, India.,School of Life Sciences, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, India
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- Departmento de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, Mexico
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- School of Life Sciences, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Maharaja Ranjit Singh College of Professional Sciences, Indore, India
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- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center and Center for Safe and Improved Food, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), SRUC Barony Campus, Dumfries, United Kingdom
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Mycology and Plant Disease Survey, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Srivastava N, Srivastava M, Abd Allah EF, Singh R, Hashem A, Gupta VK. Biohydrogen production using kitchen waste as the potential substrate: A sustainable approach. Chemosphere 2021; 271:129537. [PMID: 33450424 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This review explores the sustainable feasibility of kitchen wastes to implement as an effective substrate for biohydrogen production through dark fermentation. Being organic in nature, kitchen wastes are enomerous source of nutrients and carbohydrate, which are produced in huge quantity in our daily life, and therefore can be potentially used for biohydrogen production through microbial technique. The review discussed in detail about the impact of kitchen waste, its availability and sustainability on the biohydrogen production process along with future scope at industrial scale for the production of sustainable and renewable energy. In addition, recent advances, and their possibility to enhance the fermentative biohydrogen production using kitchen waste have been covered. Emphasis is also made on the application of nanomaterials to increase the yield of biohydrogen production and to make the entire process more economical and sustainable while using kitchen wastes as substrate for the microbial fermentation. Finally, advantages, limitations and future prospects of the process of biohydrogen production using kitchen wastes as potential substrate have been discussed.
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- Neha Srivastava
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, (BHU), Varanasi, 221005, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, (BHU), Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environmental Studies, Satyawati College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110052, India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza, 12511, Egypt
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- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK; Center for Safe and Improved Food, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK.
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Chouhan GK, Verma JP, Jaiswal DK, Mukherjee A, Singh S, de Araujo Pereira AP, Liu H, Abd Allah EF, Singh BK. Phytomicrobiome for promoting sustainable agriculture and food security: Opportunities, challenges, and solutions. Microbiol Res 2021; 248:126763. [PMID: 33892241 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2021.126763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Ensuring food security in an environmentally sustainable way is a global challenge. To achieve this agriculture productivity requires increasing by 70 % under increasingly harsh climatic conditions without further damaging the environmental quality (e.g. reduced use of agrochemicals). Most governmental and inter-governmental agencies have highlighted the need for alternative approaches that harness natural resource to address this. Use of beneficial phytomicrobiome, (i.e. microbes intimately associated with plant tissues) is considered as one of the viable solutions to meet the twin challenges of food security and environmental sustainability. A diverse number of important microbes are found in various parts of the plant, i.e. root, shoot, leaf, seed, and flower, which play significant roles in plant health, development and productivity, and could contribute directly to improving the quality and quantity of food production. The phytomicrobiome can also increase productivity via increased resource use efficiency and resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses. In this article, we explore the role of phytomicrobiome in plant health and how functional properties of microbiome can be harnessed to increase agricultural productivity in environmental-friendly approaches. However, significant technical and translation challenges remain such as inconsistency in efficacy of microbial products in field conditions and a lack of tools to manipulate microbiome in situ. We propose pathways that require a system-based approach to realize the potential to phytomicrobiome in contributing towards food security. We suggest if these technical and translation constraints could be systematically addressed, phytomicrobiome can significantly contribute towards the sustainable increase in agriculture productivity and food security.
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- Gowardhan Kumar Chouhan
- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2750, Sydney, Australia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2750, Sydney, Australia; Global Centre for Land-Based Innovation, Western Sydney University, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2750, Sydney, Australia
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Ahmed T, Noman M, Manzoor N, Shahid M, Abdullah M, Ali L, Wang G, Hashem A, Al-Arjani ABF, Alqarawi AA, Abd Allah EF, Li B. Nanoparticle-based amelioration of drought stress and cadmium toxicity in rice via triggering the stress responsive genetic mechanisms and nutrient acquisition. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2021; 209:111829. [PMID: 33383335 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Cadmium and drought are the most destructive of the abiotic stresses with negative consequences in terms of impaired metabolism, restricted nutrient use efficiency and disruptive photosynthesis of plants. The present study investigated the mitigation strategy of both aforementioned stresses by the application of iron oxide (IONPs) and hydrogel nanoparticles (HGNPs) simultaneously probably for the first time. IONPs were biofabricated by using a locally identified Bacillus strain RNT1, while HGNPs were produced chemically followed by the confirmation and characterization of both NPs through nanomaterials characterization techniques. Results of FTIR and XRD showed the capping of NPs by different functional groups together with their crystalline structure, respectively. SEM and TEM analysis showed the spherical shape along with the particle size ranging from 18 to 94 nm of both NPs, while EDS analysis confirmed the elemental purity of NPs. The results revealed that IONPs-treated rice plants increased biomass, antioxidant enzyme contents, photosynthesis efficiency, nutrient acquisition together with the decrease in reactive oxygen species and acropetal Cd translocation under normal and drought stress conditions as compared with control plants. Furthermore, the expression of the Cd transporter genes, OsHMA2, OsHMA3 and OsLCT1 were curtailed in NPs-treated rice plants under normal and drought stress conditions. The overall significance of the study lies in devising the NPs-based solutions of increasing heavy metal pollution and water availability challenges being faced the farmers around the world.
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- Temoor Ahmed
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 310058 Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 310058 Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
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- Agronomy Department, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Sub-campus Burewala, Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza 12511, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 310058 Hangzhou, China.
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Rahman IU, Ali N, Ijaz F, Afzal A, Abd Allah EF. COVID-19 - Important considerations for developing and using a vaccine. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2021; 17:414-415. [PMID: 32693665 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1781507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 after emerging in China has caused a global pandemic that is risking the lives of millions. COVID-19 has spread across the world at a very rapid rate raising concerns of capacity limitations and lack of unified responses at the global level, particularly from the world's most developed countries. The spread of further infection has been curtailed by lockdown and mass social distancing that has been enforced in most parts of the world. There are no clinical data yet suggesting that any available candidate vaccine will be effective for COVID-19 which will be a critical need for eventually preventing this disease. Extensive research is underway with some success in identification of monoclonal antibodies from COVID-19 recovered patients, which may inform on vaccine development. The clinical evaluations of COVID-19 vaccines need to follow standardized protocols that are essential for safeguarding humans. In absence of a vaccine or a widely available effective therapy, quarantine and other preventive measures are essential in curtailing the risk of pandemic spread.
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- Department of Botany, Hazara University , Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Hazara University , Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Hazara University , Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Ram H, Jaipal N, Kumar P, Deka P, Kumar S, Kashyap P, Kumar S, Singh BP, Alqarawi AA, Hashem A, Tabassum B, Abd Allah EF. Dual Inhibition of DPP-4 and Cholinesterase Enzymes by the Phytoconstituents of the Ethanolic Extract of Prosopis cineraria Pods: Therapeutic Implications for the Treatment of Diabetes-associated Neurological Impairments. Curr Alzheimer Res 2020; 16:1230-1244. [PMID: 31797759 DOI: 10.2174/1567205016666191203161509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Insulin resistance causes decreased uptake of glucose which promotes the susceptibility of type 2 associated neurological impairments. METHODS The study was aimed to evaluate the inhibition potential of the ethanolic extract of Prosopis cineraria (EPC) pods against DPP-4 and cholinesterase enzymes by in-vitro, in-vivo and in-silico assessments. The present study consists of in vivo studies on a diabetes-induced rat model by HOMA (Homeostasis model assessment) and related parameters, in vitro studies through the DPP-4 enzyme assay and cholinesterase assays using Ellman's reaction. The in-silico studies were conducted by the molecular docking of Cinerin C with targeted enzymes. The phytochemical characterization of the extract was demonstrated through LCMS studies. The antioxidant studies on the extract were performed by FRAP and TEAC assays. RESULTS The extract showed 64.8% maximum inhibition of DPP-4, 34.91% inhibition of AChE and 74.35% inhibition of BuChE. The antioxidant capacity of the extract was observed to be 847.81±16.25μM Fe2+ equivalent in the FRAP assay and 0.40 ± 0.08 mmol/l of Trolox equivalent in the TEAC assay. The in vivo study showed competent glycaemic control against significant HOMA IR (1.5), HOMA % β (26.5) and HOMA % S (68.8) as well as pancreatic cell mass proliferation. The insilico analysis also revealed positive interactions of Cinerin C with targeted enzymes (DPP4 and cholinesterase). CONCLUSION It can be concluded that the phytoconstituents of Prosopis cineraria pod extract can be significantly considered in neuropharmacology to resolve insulin resistance-induced neurological complications as it showed inhibition against DPP-4, AChE and BuChE target enzymes.
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- Heera Ram
- Department of Zoology, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)-342001, India
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- Department of Zoology, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)-342001, India
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- Department of Zoology, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)-342001, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
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- University School of Biotechnology, GGS Indraprastha University, Dwarka, Sector 16C, New Delhi 110075, India
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- University School of Biotechnology, GGS Indraprastha University, Dwarka, Sector 16C, New Delhi 110075, India
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- University School of Biotechnology, GGS Indraprastha University, Dwarka, Sector 16C, New Delhi 110075, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.,Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza 12511, Egypt
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- Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Govt. Raza P.G. College Rampur, 244901, U.P, India
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Mohanta YK, Biswas K, Jena SK, Hashem A, Abd Allah EF, Mohanta TK. Corrigendum: Anti-biofilm and Antibacterial Activities of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized by the Reducing Activity of Phytoconstituents Present in the Indian Medicinal Plants. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1784. [PMID: 33042032 PMCID: PMC7518289 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- Department of Biotechnology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Haringhata, India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food & Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Oman
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Sivasankari S, Vinoth M, Ravindran D, Baskar K, Alqarawi AA, Abd Allah EF. Efficacy of red light for enhanced cell disruption and fluorescence intensity of phycocyanin. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2020; 44:141-150. [PMID: 32886233 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-020-02430-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
In this study, red LED and urea used as light and nitrogen sources, respectively, for the cultivation of Spirulina to enhance the fluorescence property and purity of phycocyanin. Besides, there is a high concentration of phycocyanin leached out from red light (RL) grown cells than white light (WL) without cell disruption. This type of cultivation reduces the complexity of extraction methods and cost of the downstream process. The fluorescence intensity of C-PC enhanced while using red LEDs and purity ratio improved by single-step cation exchange chromatography. Phycocyanin from red-light-exposed culture exhibited pronounced antibacterial activity against bacteria. The hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity of C-PC (93.7%) is higher than the WL cultures (88.8%). Phycocyanin from RL culture exhibited a strong antiproliferative activity (64.1%) against HeLa cancer cell line. The present study aims to analyze the influence of red light and urea on enhancing the phycocyanin production.
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- Sivaprakasam Sivasankari
- Department of Biology, Gandhigram Rural Institute-DU, Gandhigram, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, 624302, India.
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- Research Department of Botany, Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620020, India
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- Department of Biology, Gandhigram Rural Institute-DU, Gandhigram, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, 624302, India.
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- Department of Ecotoxicology and Genetic Toxicology, Ross Lifescience Pvt., Ltd., Pune, Maharastra, 411026, India.
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Pavunraj M, Baskar K, Arokiyaraj S, Rajapandiyan K, Alqarawi AA, Allah EFA. Silver nanoparticles containing stearic acid isolated from Catharanthus roseus: Ovicidal and oviposition-deterrent activities on Earias vittella and ecotoxicological studies. Pestic Biochem Physiol 2020; 168:104640. [PMID: 32711773 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In the recent past, many agrochemicals have been used to control pests, but many of these fail due to the development of resistance. Many researchers, therefore, concentrate on developing new pesticide formulations from natural resources (plants/microorganism). In the present study, different extracts from Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle) was evaluated for their ovicidal and oviposition deterrent activities against Earias vittella (spiny bollworm). Among the tested extracts DCM (Dichloromethane) extract showed highest ovicidal activity (70.47%) and oviposition deterrent activity (75.41%) against E. vittella. Based on this biological activity, DCM extract was fractionated and isolated 7 fractions; all of these were evaluated for their ovicidal and oviposition deterrent activity against E. vittella. Maximum ovicidal and oviposition deterrent activity was recorded in fraction 5, followed by the 7th fraction. Stearic acid was isolated from fraction 5 and was subjected to nanoparticle synthesis. This nanoparticle was tested for its effects against E. vittella. It was found to exhibit 100% oviposition deterrent and 95% ovicidal activities against E. vittella, and also reduced the protein (53.63%), glutothionine esterase (39.16%), and esterase activity (45.25%) of the treated larvae. The synthesized nanoparticle was subjected to ecotoxicology evaluation against Daphnia sp. (water fleas) and Cyprinus carpio (common carp). The nanoparticle showed >100 mg/L for EC50 and LC50 against both aquatic organisms. Based on the result, it could be studied further to develop the ecofriendly formulation with stability studies for agriculture pest management.
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- Manickam Pavunraj
- Post Graduate & Research Department of Zoology, Vivekananda College, Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU), Tiruvedakam West, Madurai District 625 234, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Ecotoxicology, Ross Lifescience Pvt. Ltd. Bhosari, Pune 411026, India.
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sejong University, Republic of Korea
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- Nanobiotechnology and Molecular Biology Research Lab, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11541, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Uqab B, Nazir R, Ahmad Ganai B, Rahi P, Rehman S, Farooq S, Dar R, Parray JA, Fahad Al-Arjani Al-Arjani AB, Tabassum B, Fathi Abd Allah E. MALDI-TOF-MS and 16S rRNA characterization of lead tolerant metallophile bacteria isolated from saffron soils of Kashmir for their sequestration potential. Saudi J Biol Sci 2020; 27:2047-2053. [PMID: 32714029 PMCID: PMC7376117 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Toxic metal contamination in soils due industrialization is nowadays a concern to the scientists worldwide. The current study deals with the evaluation of response and tolerance by isolated metallophilic bacteria in different lead concentrations (100 ppm to 1000 ppm). By taking optical densities of the isolates, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of Pb2+ were determined.16S rRNA and MALDI-TOF MS were used for the identification of the bacteria. Total of 37 isolates were observed, among them 04 (Staphylococcus equorum, Staphylococcus warneri, Bacillus safensis and Bacillus thuringiensis), isolated were detected having efficacy of Pb2+tolerance and sequestration at varying MIC. Furthermore, B. thuringiensis was observed to have highest (900 ppm) tolerance for lead and lowest (500 ppm) for Staphylococcus warneri. Moreover, the highest (65.3%) sequestration potential has been observed for B. thuringiensis and least (52.8%) for S. warneri. The tolerance and sequestration potential properties of these isolated species can be utilised to exterminate heavy metals and reduce their toxicity from the contaminated environment.
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- Baba Uqab
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, 190006 Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Centre of Research for Development (CORD), University of Kashmir, 190006 Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Centre of Research for Development (CORD), University of Kashmir, 190006 Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- National Centre For Microbial Research (NCMR), Pune, India
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- Centre of Research for Development (CORD), University of Kashmir, 190006 Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, 190006 Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Centre of Research for Development (CORD), University of Kashmir, 190006 Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Centre of Research for Development (CORD), University of Kashmir, 190006 Jammu & Kashmir, India.,Govt SAM Degree College Budgam, JK 191111, India
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- Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Govt. Raza P.G. College Rampur, 244901 U.P., India
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Mohanta YK, Biswas K, Jena SK, Hashem A, Abd Allah EF, Mohanta TK. Anti-biofilm and Antibacterial Activities of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized by the Reducing Activity of Phytoconstituents Present in the Indian Medicinal Plants. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1143. [PMID: 32655511 PMCID: PMC7324531 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Biofilm forming from a variety of microbial pathogens can pose a serious health hazard that is difficult to combat. Nanotechnology, however, represents a new approach to fighting and eradicating biofilm-forming microorganisms. In the present study, the sustainable synthesis and characterization of biocompatible silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from leaf extracts of Semecarpus anacardium, Glochidion lanceolarium, and Bridelia retusa was explored. Continuous synthesis was observed in a UV–vis spectroscopic analysis and the participating phytoconstituents, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, phytosterols, and glycosides, were characterized by Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The size and surface charge of the particles were also measured by dynamic light scattering spectroscopy. Scanning electron microscopy study was employed to examine the morphology of the nanoparticles. The spectroscopic and microscopic study confirmed the successful synthesis of AgNPs by plant extracts acting as strong reducing agents. The synthesized AgNPs were screened for antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity against human pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus. Results of the study demonstrate the potential of phyto-synthesized AgNPs to act as anti-biofilm agents and for other biomedical applications.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Haringhata, India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food & Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Oman
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Biswas K, Mohanta YK, Kumar VB, Hashem A, Fathi Abd Allah E, Mohanta D, Mohanta TK. Nutritional assessment study and role of green silver nanoparticles in shelf-life of coconut endosperm to develop as functional food. Saudi J Biol Sci 2020; 27:1280-1288. [PMID: 32346336 PMCID: PMC7182982 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Tender coconut water is a pure and nutritious drink which play important role as nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals contributes to the rapid growth of the functional food industry. In the mean-time the safety and shelf-life of the food is crucial for the both product as well as consumers. The intervention or application of nanotechnology gives immense a solution for the prolonged sustainability of the food products. This work reports on the nature of physiological changes of coconut liquid endosperm along with the interaction of its DNA with green route synthesized Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Garuga pinnata leaf, an important ethnomedicinal plant. The physical and nutritional study of the coconut water were carried by UV–visible, XRD, NMR analysis whereas the synthesized Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) were characterized by UV–Visible spectrophotometer, Raman Spectroscopy, DLS, AFM and FE-SEM analysis. The pH of the endosperm was found to decrease from 6.31 to 4.01, following an exponential decay trend and giving a decay constant of ~8.8 h. The broad absorption peak at ~310 nm gradually turns featureless with elapse of time. The proton nuclear magnetic resonance (H1-NMR) spectrum essentially revealed the presence of esters or organic acids, confirming a sudden fall in the rate of intensity in the immature coconut endosperms as compared to the matured coconut cases. While the pentosyl methyl group (~1.4–1.5 ppm) concentration is observably lowered, free amino acid (~1 ppm) is apparently suppressed in the former specimen. Gel electrophoresis of 10 kb DNA with Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) showed a gradual decrease of band intensity for a concentration varying between 3:1 and 1:1. The less intense band was due to the lack of migration of DNA into the micropores of the gel as a consequence of interaction of negatively charged DNA with negatively charged AgNPs. The study of DNA interaction with AgNPs could help identifying and addressing the nature of degradation process while considering prevention from microbial attack and make the coconut water as potential functional food entity.
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- Kunal Biswas
- Department of Physics, Tezpur University, Tezpur, 784028, Assam, India.,Department of Biotechnology, MAKAUT, Haringhata 741249, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Botany, North Orissa University, Baripada 757003, Odisha, India.,Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, 616, Nizwa, Oman
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- Department of Physics, Tezpur University, Tezpur, 784028, Assam, India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, 616, Nizwa, Oman
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Rahman IU, Afzal A, Iqbal Z, Hart R, Abd Allah EF, Alqarawi AA, Alsubeie MS, Calixto ES, Ijaz F, Ali N, Kausar R, Shah M, Bussmann RW. Response of plant physiological attributes to altitudinal gradient: Plant adaptation to temperature variation in the Himalayan region. Sci Total Environ 2020; 706:135714. [PMID: 31940726 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Plants have evolved several metabolic pathways as a response to environmental stress like low temperatures. In this perspective, it is paramount to highlight physiological mechanisms of plant responses to changing environments. To determine the impact of cold stress on the physiological attributes of high altitude plant natives, i.e. Pedicularis punctata and Plantago major, we studied the protein, sugar and proline contents, as well as abscisic acid (ABA) and indoleacetic acid (IAA) in leaves collected from three different altitudinal ranges in Himalayan region of Pakistan. Leaves were collected at the initial blooming phase from each altitudinal range i.e. 2400-2500 m, 2950-3250 m and 3500-3550 m. Temperature decreases with an increase in the altitude which induces cold acclimation. Both plant species showed significant variation in the concentrations of the ecophysiological attributes evaluated at the different collection altitudes. The concentrations of all compounds except for IAA increased as temperature decreased and altitude increased. IAA showed an opposite response, that is, the concentrations of this phytohormone decreased with decreasing temperature and increasing altitude. We showed that temperature significantly affected the physiological attributes of Pedicularis punctata and Plantago major in the Himalayan region, which works as a proxy for understanding the plant responses to climate change. As per survival and risk assessment, underlying physiological mechanisms of plant response (understory plants) to changing environments (altitude and temperature ranges) revealed adaptation in the chilling environments. Further studies are needed to completely understand how the studied plants photosynthetic characteristics are affected by altitudinal gradient.
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- Inayat Ur Rahman
- Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra 21300, KP, Pakistan; William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299, USA.
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- Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra 21300, KP, Pakistan.
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- Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra 21300, KP, Pakistan
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- William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299, USA
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra 21300, KP, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra 21300, KP, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Ilia State University Institute of Botany and Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden, Department of Ethnobotany, Botanical Str., 0105 Tbilisi, Georgia
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Ram H, Jaipal N, Charan J, Kashyap P, Kumar S, Tripathi R, Singh BP, Siddaiah CN, Hashem A, Tabassum B, Abd Allah EF. Phytoconstituents of an ethanolic pod extract of Prosopis cineraria triggers the inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase and the regression of atherosclerotic plaque in hypercholesterolemic rabbits. Lipids Health Dis 2020; 19:6. [PMID: 31931807 PMCID: PMC6958682 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-020-1188-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The HMG-CoA reductase is key enzyme of cholesterol biosynthesis which potentially contributes in management of hypercholesterolemia. The present study was designed to assess the inhibitory effect of phytoconstituents of an ethanolic extract of Prosopis cineraria pods on HMG - CoA reductase and regression potential of atherosclerotic plaque. METHODS Healthy, adult male, albino rabbits in which hypercholesterolemia was induced by supplying the high fat diet and a supplement of cholesterol powder with coconut oil (500 mg/5 ml/Day/kg body weight) for 15 days, were used as a disease model. Phytochemical analysis of an ethanolic extract Prosopis cineraria pods was conducted using LCMS, GCMS and FTIR analysis. Further, in-vitro, in-vivo and in-silico assessments were performed. RESULTS The in-vitro assessment of HMG -CoA reductase activity indicated a 67.1 and 97.3% inhibition by the extract and a standard drug (Pravastatin), respectively. Additionally, an in-silico evaluation was made using appropriate docking software and results also indicated as significant interactions of the identified compounds with the target enzyme. Treatment of rabbits with the ethanolic extract of P. cineraria pod resulted in significant (P ≤ 0.001) reductions in total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, VLDL cholesterol, and triglyceride. Accordingly, reductions were occurred in atherosclerotic plaque, intima and media of aortal wall along with lumen volume of the aorta significantly increased (P ≤ 0.001). CONCLUSION It can be illustrating that the ethanolic extract of Prosopis cineraria pod contains potent bioactive phytocompounds might be inhibit HMG - CoA reductase and have regression potential of atherosclerotic plaque.
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- Heera Ram
- Department of Zoology, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342001, India.
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- Department of Zoology, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342001, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342001, India
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- UniversitySchool of Biotechnology, GGS Indraprastha University, Dwarka, Sector 16C, New Delhi, 110075, India
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- UniversitySchool of Biotechnology, GGS Indraprastha University, Dwarka, Sector 16C, New Delhi, 110075, India
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali University, Banasthali, Rajasthan, 304022, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, 796004, India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza, 12511, Egypt
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- Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Govt. Raza P.G. College, Rampur, U.P, 244901, India
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Mohanta TK, Mishra AK, Hashem A, Qari SH, Abd Allah EF, Khan AL, Al-Harrasi A. Genome-wide analysis revealed novel molecular features and evolution of Anti-codons in cyanobacterial tRNAs. Saudi J Biol Sci 2019; 27:1195-1200. [PMID: 32346324 PMCID: PMC7182786 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2019.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) play important roles to decode the genetic information contained in mRNA in the process of translation. The tRNA molecules possess conserved nucleotides at specific position to regulate the unique function. However, several nucleotides at different position of the tRNA undergo modification to maintain proper stability and function. The major modifications include the presence of pseudouridine (Ψ) residue instead of uridine and the presence of m5-methylation sites. We found that, Ψ13 is conserved in D-stem, whereas Ψ38 & Ψ39 were conserved in the anti-codon loop (AL) and anti-codon arm (ACA), respectively. Furthermore, Ψ55 found to be conserved in the Ψ loop. Although, fourteen possible methylation sites can be found in the tRNA, cyanobacterial tRNAs were found to possess conserved G9, m3C32, C36, A37, m5C38 and U54 methylation sites. The presence of multiple conserved methylation sites might be responsible for providing necessary stability to the tRNA. The evolutionary study revealed, tRNAMet and tRNAIle were evolved earlier than other tRNA isotypes and their evolution is date back to at least 4000 million years ago. The presence of novel pseudouridination and m5-methylation sites in the cyanobacterial tRNAs are of particular interest for basic biology. Further experimental study can delineate their functional significance in protein translation.
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- Tapan Kumar Mohanta
- Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Biology Department, Aljumum University College, Umm Al-Qura University, Holy Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, 11451 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman
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- Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman
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Ambrin G, Ahmad M, Alqarawi AA, Hashem A, Abd Allah EF, Ahmad A. Conversion of Cytochrome P450 2D6 of Human Into a FRET-Based Tool for Real-Time Monitoring of Ajmalicine in Living Cells. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:375. [PMID: 31828069 PMCID: PMC6890717 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ajmalicine is naturally present in the root bark of Catharanthus roseus L. and Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth ex.Kurz. It has been extensively utilized in the treatment of hypertension across the world. The increased demand, overconsumption, and low content of the alkaloid in the plants have raised the issue of the depletion of natural sources. The metabolic engineering approach has not been successful in improving the content of the ajmalicine because the metabolic regulation of this metabolite is not known. The regulation of a metabolite in the metabolic pathway requires a tool that can carry out real-time measurement of the flux of the metabolite in living system. Given this, the present study was conducted to develop a genetically encoded FRET-based nanosensor by engineering human Cytochrome P450-2D6, an ajmalicine binding protein. The Cytochrome P450-2D6 was sandwiched between two FRET fluorophores. The design of the nanosensor brings two fluorescent proteins in conjunction with the ajmalicine binding protein, such that it undergoes FRET (Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer) upon binding of the ligand. The nanosensor, named as FLIP-Ajn (Fluorescence Indicator Protein for Ajmalicine), was pH stable and ajmalicine specific. The affinity of the FLIP-Ajn was 582 μM. The FLIP-Ajn successfully performed real-time measurement of ajmalicine in prokaryotic (bacteria) and eukaryotic systems (yeast, animal cell line, and plant suspension culture), thereby, establishing its biocompatibility in monitoring of ajmalicine in living cells. Besides, several affinity mutants of the nanosensor were generated through mutations in the ajmalicine binding protein to increase the detection range of the nanosensor at varying physiological scales. The non-invasiveness and high spatial and temporal resolution of the tool holds a great significance in the bio-imaging of a highly compartmentalized metabolic pathway. The flux study of ajmalicine will help in identifying the regulatory steps involved in the synthesis of the alkaloids and, hence, will improve the production rate of ajmalicine from its natural sources.
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- Ghazala Ambrin
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Life Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, New York, NY, United States
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Gaza, Egypt
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Life Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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Ahanger MA, Qin C, Maodong Q, Dong XX, Ahmad P, Abd Allah EF, Zhang L. Spermine application alleviates salinity induced growth and photosynthetic inhibition in Solanum lycopersicum by modulating osmolyte and secondary metabolite accumulation and differentially regulating antioxidant metabolism. Plant Physiol Biochem 2019; 144:1-13. [PMID: 31542655 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Influence of exogenously applied spermine (Spm) on growth and salinity stress tolerance in tomato was investigated. Salinity reduced growth, chlorophyll synthesis and mineral uptake leading to significant reduction in photosynthesis, however Spm application proved beneficial in alleviating the decline to considerable extent. Applied Spm improved nitrate reductase activity, δ-amino levulinic acid content and gas exchange parameters more apparently at 100 μM than 50 μM concentrations. Spm application enhanced the accumulation of compatible osmolytes including proline, glycine betaine and sugars leading to greater tissue water content and photosynthesis. Salinity stress induced oxidative effects were mitigated by Spm treatment reflected interms of reduced accumulation of reactive oxygen species and the activities of protease and lipoxygenase, hence leading to membrane strengthening and protection of their function. Differential influence of exogenous Spm was evident on the functioning of antioxidant system with SOD, GR and APX activities much higher in Spm treated seedlings than CAT and DHAR. Increased synthesis of GSH, AsA and tocopherol in Spm treated seedlings was obvious thereby helping in maintaining the redox homeostasis and the enzymatic antioxidant functioning. Interestingly Spm application maintained the nitric oxide levels higher than control under normal condition while as lowered its concentrations in salinity stressed seedlings depicting existence of probable interaction. Activities of polyamine metabolizing enzymes was up-regulated and the accumulation of secondary metabolites including phenols and flavonoids also increased due to Spm application. Further studies are required to understand the mechanisms clearly.
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
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Rahman MM, Mostofa MG, Rahman MA, Islam MR, Keya SS, Das AK, Miah MG, Kawser AQMR, Ahsan SM, Hashem A, Tabassum B, Abd Allah EF, Tran LSP. Acetic acid: a cost-effective agent for mitigation of seawater-induced salt toxicity in mung bean. Sci Rep 2019; 9:15186. [PMID: 31645575 PMCID: PMC6811677 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51178-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The current study sought the effective mitigation measure of seawater-induced damage to mung bean plants by exploring the potential roles of acetic acid (AA). Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that foliar application of AA under control conditions improved mung bean growth, which was interlinked to enhanced levels of photosynthetic rate and pigments, improved water status and increased uptake of K+, in comparison with water-sprayed control. Mung bean plants exposed to salinity exhibited reduced growth and biomass production, which was emphatically correlated with increased accumulations of Na+, reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde, and impaired photosynthesis, as evidenced by PCA and heatmap clustering. AA supplementation ameliorated the toxic effects of seawater, and improved the growth performance of salinity-exposed mung bean. AA potentiated several physio-biochemical mechanisms that were connected to increased uptake of Ca2+ and Mg2+, reduced accumulation of toxic Na+, improved water use efficiency, enhanced accumulations of proline, total free amino acids and soluble sugars, increased catalase activity, and heightened levels of phenolics and flavonoids. Collectively, our results provided new insights into AA-mediated protective mechanisms against salinity in mung bean, thereby proposing AA as a potential and cost-effective chemical for the management of salt-induced toxicity in mung bean, and perhaps in other cash crops.
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- Md Mezanur Rahman
- Department of Agroforestry and Environment, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Agroforestry and Environment, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh
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- Department of Agroforestry and Environment, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh
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- Department of Agroforestry and Environment, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh
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- Department of Agroforestry and Environment, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh
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- Department of Aquaculture, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh
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- Department of Agriculture, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj, Bangladesh
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza, 12511, Egypt
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- Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Govt. Raza P.G. College, Rampur, UP, 244091, India
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, 03 Quang Trung, Da Nang, Vietnam.
- Stress Adaptation Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan.
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Misra V, Solomon S, Hashem A, Abd Allah EF, Al-Arjani AF, Mall AK, Prajapati CP, Ansari MI. Minimization of post-harvest sucrose losses in drought affected sugarcane using chemical formulation. Saudi J Biol Sci 2019; 27:309-317. [PMID: 31889852 PMCID: PMC6933229 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2019.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Sugarcane is a significant crop for production of sugar and ethanol in the world. In present perspective, drought is one of the frequently occurring abiotic stresses hampering the productivity of sugarcane causing heavy losses in sugar recovery. Post-harvest sugarcane deterioration attains more importance. Measures have been recommended in harvested canes to prevent these losses in general and under drought conditions but application of chemical formulation has not yet been tested over drought effected ones. Thus, we tried to investigate the efficacy of chemical formulation [Benzalkonium chloride (BKC) + Sodium metasilicate (SMS)] on sucrose losses occurring in harvested canes grown under drought and normal conditions. Results showed that application of chemical formulation had higher effect on drought canes in comparison to normal grown canes. Loss in cane weight was reduced to 8.25% and 11% in drought treated and normal treated grown canes, respectively, after 240 h of harvest in comparison to their respective control. In sucrose content and Commercial cane sugars %, drought treated canes showed an effect of BKC + SMS by reducing the losses to 1.26 units and 1.42 units, respectively, whereas in normal ones, reduction was of 0.38 units and 0.10 units, respectively. Biochemical analysis revealed that in reducing sugars, reduction in increase were of 44.51% and 25.50% in drought and normal grown canes, respectively, after 240 h of harvest. Dextran and soluble acid invertase estimations revealed that after application of BKC + SMS, reduction of dextran and invertase activity were of 49.74%, 66.84%, respectively, and 33.92%, 42.75%, respectively, in drought and normal grown canes, respectively. Total microbial load, showed effectiveness of 25.01% in drought grown canes while 14.41% in normal grown ones after 240 h of harvest. Our study was planned to use the anti-bacterial efficiency of both the chemicals over harvested canes so that the major sucrose losses occurring due to microbial deterioration could be inhibited. The use of this chemical formulation proves to be an effective one over post-harvest sucrose losses, particularly in drought grown canes.
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- Varucha Misra
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow 226 002, U.P., India
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- CSA University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur 208 002, U.P., India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.,Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza 12511, Egypt
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow 226 002, U.P., India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow 226 002, U.P., India
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Asif A, K Ansari MY, Hashem A, Tabassum B, Abd Allah EF, Ahmad A. Proteome Profiling of the Mutagen-Induced Morphological and Yield Macro-Mutant Lines of Nigella sativa L. Plants (Basel) 2019; 8:plants8090321. [PMID: 31480701 PMCID: PMC6784210 DOI: 10.3390/plants8090321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In the present investigation, the leaf proteome profile of the macro-mutant lines of Nigella sativa L. was analyzed to identify the key proteins involved in the expression of traits associated with the morphology, seed yield, and content of thymoquinone. In our earlier study, the macro-mutants were generated with contrasting morphological traits and seed yields through induced mutagenesis, using ethyl methyl sulfonate, gamma rays, and combinations of both. Analysis of the leaf proteome of the control and macro-mutant lines of N. sativa showed that twenty-three proteins were differentially expressed. These differentially expressed proteins were sequenced through mass spectrometry and identified using the MASCOT software. On the basis of their function, these proteins were categorized into several groups. Most proteins were found in the categories of signal transduction (18%) and carbon metabolism (18%). A total of 13% of proteins belonged to the categories of energy and metabolism. Proteins in the categories of secondary plant metabolism, stress defense, cytoskeleton, and protein synthesis were also found. The polycomb group protein (FIE1), transcription factor (PRE1), and geranyl diphosphate synthase were notable proteins, in addition to some proteins of signal transduction and carbon metabolism. Expression patterns of the differentially expressed proteins were also studied at the transcript level by using qRT-PCR. Transcriptomics analysis was consistent with the proteomics data. This study shows the changes that take place at the proteomic level through induced mutagenesis, as well as the involvement of some proteins in the expression traits associated with plant height, seed yield, and the thymoquinone content of N. sativa. The identified proteins might help elucidate the metabolic pathways involved in the expression of traits, including seed yield, and the active compounds of medicinal plants.
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- Ambreen Asif
- Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Gaza 12511, Egypt
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- Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Govt. Raza PG College, Rampur 244901, UP, India
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.
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Mohanta TK, Khan A, Hashem A, Abd Allah EF, Al-Harrasi A. The molecular mass and isoelectric point of plant proteomes. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:631. [PMID: 31382875 PMCID: PMC6681478 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5983-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background Cell contain diverse array of proteins with different molecular weight and isoelectric point (pI). The molecular weight and pI of protein play important role in determining the molecular biochemical function. Therefore, it was important to understand the detail regarding the molecular weight and pI of the plant proteins. Results A proteome-wide analysis of plant proteomes from 145 species revealed a pI range of 1.99 (epsin) to 13.96 (hypothetical protein). The spectrum of molecular mass of the plant proteins varied from 0.54 to 2236.8 kDa. A putative Type-I polyketide synthase (22244 amino acids) in Volvox carteri was found to be the largest protein in the plant kingdom. However, Type-I polyketide synthase was not found in higher plant species. Titin (806.46 kDa) and misin/midasin (730.02 kDa) were the largest proteins identified in higher plant species. The pI and molecular weight of the plant proteins showed a trimodal distribution. An acidic pI (56.44% of proteins) was found to be predominant over a basic pI (43.34% of proteins) and the abundance of acidic pI proteins was higher in unicellular algae species relative to multicellular higher plants. In contrast, the seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis, possesses a higher proportion of basic pI proteins (70.09%). Plant proteomes were also found to contain selenocysteine (Sec), amino acid that was found only in lower eukaryotic aquatic plant lineage. Amino acid composition analysis showed Leu was high and Trp was low abundant amino acids in the plant proteome. Additionally, the plant proteomes also possess ambiguous amino acids Xaa (unknown), Asx (asparagine or aspartic acid), Glx (glutamine or glutamic acid), and Xle (leucine or isoleucine) as well. Conclusion The diverse molecular weight and isoelectric point range of plant proteome will be helpful to understand their biochemical and functional aspects. The presence of selenocysteine proteins in lower eukaryotic organism is of interest and their expression in higher plant system can help us to understand their functional role. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-019-5983-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Tapan Kumar Mohanta
- Natural and Medical Science Research Centre, University of Nizwa, 616, Nizwa, Oman.
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- Natural and Medical Science Research Centre, University of Nizwa, 616, Nizwa, Oman
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Natural and Medical Science Research Centre, University of Nizwa, 616, Nizwa, Oman.
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Fahad S, Khan FA, Pandupuspitasari N, Hussain S, Khan IA, Saeed M, Saud S, Hassan S, Adnan M, Arif M, Alam M, Ullah H, Hakeem KR, Alharby H, Riaz M, Sameeullah M, Hammad HM, Nasim W, Ahmad S, Afzal M, Alghamdi SS, Bamagoos AA, Abd Allah EF, Huang J. Corrigendum to "Suppressing photorespiration for the improvement in photosynthesis and crop yields: A review on the role of S-allantoin as a nitrogen source" [YJEMA 237 (2019) 644-651]. J Environ Manage 2019; 241:501. [PMID: 31047769 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.03.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- Shah Fahad
- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China; Department of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Pakistan.
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- Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory for Triticeae Crops, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Pakistan
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- Department of Horticultural, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Agriculture Extension Department, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Crop Production Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, 61100, Vehari Campus, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, 61100, Vehari Campus, Pakistan
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- Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China; Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, Yangtze University, Hubei, China
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Lakshmeesha TR, Kalagatur NK, Mudili V, Mohan CD, Rangappa S, Prasad BD, Ashwini BS, Hashem A, Alqarawi AA, Malik JA, Abd Allah EF, Gupta VK, Siddaiah CN, Niranjana SR. Biofabrication of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles With Syzygium aromaticum Flower Buds Extract and Finding Its Novel Application in Controlling the Growth and Mycotoxins of Fusarium graminearum. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1244. [PMID: 31249558 PMCID: PMC6582371 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Fusarium graminearum is a leading plant pathogen that causes Fusarium head blight, stalk rot, and Gibberella ear rot diseases in cereals and posing the immense threat to the microbiological safety of the food. Herein, we report the green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles from Syzygium aromaticum (SaZnO NPs) flower bud extract by combustion method and investigated their application for controlling of growth and mycotoxins of F. graminearum. Formation of SaZnO NPs was confirmed by spectroscopic methods. The electron microscopic (SEM and TEM) analysis revealed the formation of triangular and hexagonal shaped SaZnO NPs with size range 30-40 nm. The synthesized SaZnO NPs reduced the growth and production of deoxynivalenol and zearalenone of F. graminearum in broth culture. Further analysis revealed that treatment of mycelia with SaZnO NPs resulted in the accumulation of ROS in the dose-dependent manner. Also, SaZnO NPs treatment enhanced lipid peroxidation, depleted ergosterol content, and caused detrimental damage to the membrane integrity of fungi. Moreover, SEM observations revealed that the presence of diverged micro-morphology (wrinkled, rough and shrank surface) in the macroconidia treated with SaZnO NPs. Taken together, SaZnO NPs may find a potential application in agriculture and food industries due to their potent antifungal activity.
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- Microbiology Division, Defence Food Research Laboratory, Mysore, India.,Toxicology and Immunology Division, DRDO-BU-Centre for Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India
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- Toxicology and Immunology Division, DRDO-BU-Centre for Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India
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- Adichunchanagiri Institute for Molecular Medicine, Mandya, India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
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Srinivas C, Nirmala Devi D, Narasimha Murthy K, Mohan CD, Lakshmeesha TR, Singh B, Kalagatur NK, Niranjana SR, Hashem A, Alqarawi AA, Tabassum B, Abd Allah EF, Chandra Nayaka S. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici causal agent of vascular wilt disease of tomato: Biology to diversity- A review. Saudi J Biol Sci 2019; 26:1315-1324. [PMID: 31762590 PMCID: PMC6864208 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2019.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 06/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is one of the widely grown vegetables worldwide. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) is the significant contributory pathogen of tomato vascular wilt. The initial symptoms of the disease appear in the lower leaves gradually, trail by wilting of the plants. It has been reported that FOL penetrates the tomato plant, colonizing and leaving the vascular tissue dark brown, and this discoloration extends to the apex, leading to the plants wilting, collapsing and dying. Therefore, it has been widely accepted that wilting caused by this fungus is the result of a combination of various physiological activities, including the accumulation of fungal mycelia in and around xylem, mycotoxin production, inactivation of host defense, and the production of tyloses; however, wilting symptoms are variable. Therefore, the selection of molecular markers may be a more effective means of screening tomato races. Several studies on the detection of FOL have been carried out and have suggested the potency of the technique for diagnosing FOL. This review focuses on biology and variability of FOL, understanding and presenting a holistic picture of the vascular wilt disease of tomato in relation to disease model, biology, virulence. We conclude that genomic and proteomic approachesare greater tools for identification of informative candidates involved in pathogenicity, which can be considered as one of the approaches in managing the disease.
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- C Srinivas
- Department of Studies in Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bangalore University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Studies in Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore,India
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- Department of Studies in Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore,India
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- Department of Immunology and Toxicology, DRDO-BU-Centre for Life Sciences, Coimbatore, India
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- Department of Studies in Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore,India
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King SaudUniversity, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King SaudUniversity, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Govt. Raza P.G. College Rampur, 244901 U.P., India
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King SaudUniversity, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Studies in Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore,India
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Hashem A, Tabassum B, Fathi Abd Allah E. Bacillus subtilis: A plant-growth promoting rhizobacterium that also impacts biotic stress. Saudi J Biol Sci 2019; 26:1291-1297. [PMID: 31516360 PMCID: PMC6734152 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2019.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Revised: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Plants encounter many biotic agents, such as viruses, bacteria, nematodes, weeds, and arachnids. These entities induce biotic stress in their hosts by disrupting normal metabolism, and as a result, limit plant growth and/or are the cause of plant mortality. Some biotic agents, however, interact symbiotically or synergistically with their host plants. Some microbes can be beneficial to plants and perform the same role as chemical fertilizers and pesticides, acting as a biofertilizer and/or biopesticide. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can significantly enhance plant growth and represent a mutually helpful plant-microbe interaction. Bacillus species are a major type of rhizobacteria that can form spores that can survive in the soil for long period of time under harsh environmental conditions. Plant growth is enhanced by PGPR through the induction of systemic resistance, antibiosis, and competitive omission. Thus, the application of microbes can be used to induce systemic resistance in plants against biotic agents and enhance environmental stress tolerance. Bacillus subtilis exhibits both a direct and indirect biocontrol mechanism to suppress disease caused by pathogens. The direct mechanism includes the synthesis of many secondary metabolites, hormones, cell-wall-degrading enzymes, and antioxidants that assist the plant in its defense against pathogen attack. The indirect mechanism includes the stimulation of plant growth and the induction of acquired systemic resistance. Bacillus subtilis can also solubilize soil P, enhance nitrogen fixation, and produce siderophores that promote its growth and suppresses the growth of pathogens. Bacillus subtilis enhances stress tolerance in their plant hosts by inducing the expression of stress-response genes, phytohormones, and stress-related metabolites. The present review discusses the activity of B. subtilis in the rhizosphere, its role as a root colonizer, its biocontrol potential, the associated mechanisms of biocontrol and the ability of B. subtilis to increase crop productivity under conditions of biotic and abiotic stress.
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Key Words
- ABA, abscisic acid
- ACC, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase
- Abiotic stress
- Bacillus subtilis
- Biocontrol mechanism
- Biocontrol potential
- Biotic stress
- GA3, gibberellic acid
- IAA, indole acetic acid
- ISR, induced systemic resistance
- JA, jasmonic acid
- LPs, lipopeptides
- PAL, phenylalanine ammonialyase
- PGP, plant growth promotion
- PGPR, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria
- POD, peroxidase
- PPO, polyphenol oxidase
- Rhizobacteria
- SOD, superoxide dismutase
- VOCs, volatile organic compounds
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- Abeer Hashem
- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.,Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza, Egypt
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- Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government Raza PG College, Rampur, UP, India
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Fahad S, Khan FA, Pandupuspitasari N, Hussain S, Khan IA, Saeed M, Saud S, Hassan S, Adnan M, Arif M, Alam M, Ullah H, Hakeem KR, Alharby H, Riaz M, Sameeullah M, Hammad HM, Nasim W, Ahmad S, Afzal M, Alghamdi SS, Bamagoos AA, Abd Allah EF, Huang J. Suppressing photorespiration for the improvement in photosynthesis and crop yields: A review on the role of S-allantoin as a nitrogen source. J Environ Manage 2019; 237:644-651. [PMID: 30870683 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.02.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Environmental variations resulting in biotic and abiotic stresses demand adaptive changes in the photosynthetic machinery. To cope with these challenges, plant scientists are constantly striving to enhance photosynthetic activity. The photorespiration pathway, which fixes O2 and releases CO2 in C3 plants, competes with photosynthesis. One method to increase yield would be to enhance photosynthesis by engineering the photorespiratory pathway. To date, three engineered photorespiratory pathways have been produced, of which two have been proven experimentally in the model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana. These approaches might be helpful in enhancing crop resilience to future environmental challenges. In partially photorespiratory suppressed plants, it is hypothesized that a gene cluster may have formed between bacterial glycolate dehydrogenase (GDH), glyoxylate carboligase (GCL), and tartronic semi aldehyde (TSR) genes with Arabidopsis allantoin degradation genes like Arabidopsis allantoinase (AtALN) to utilize S-allantoin as a source of nitrogen. Observations of the use of allantoin as an exclusive source of nitrogen or energy by Arabidopsis and Escherichia coli led us to propose a genetic switch control model between nitrogen assimilation and energy producing pathways in partially photorespiratory suppressed plants.
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- Shah Fahad
- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China; Department of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Pakistan.
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- Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory for Triticeae Crops, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Pakistan
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- Department of Horticultural, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Agriculture Extension Department, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Crop Production Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, 61100, Vehari Campus, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, 61100, Vehari Campus, Pakistan
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- Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, 60800, Pakistan
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoud-123, Oman
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China; Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, Yangtze University, Hubei, China.
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Ali S, Rizwan M, Noureen S, Anwar S, Ali B, Naveed M, Abd Allah EF, Alqarawi AA, Ahmad P. Combined use of biochar and zinc oxide nanoparticle foliar spray improved the plant growth and decreased the cadmium accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) plant. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2019; 26:11288-11299. [PMID: 30793248 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04554-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The contamination of large areas of arable land with cadmium (Cd) is a serious concern worldwide and environmentally feasible amendments are necessary to minimize Cd accumulation in cereals such as rice (Oryza sativa L.). A pot study was, therefore, conducted to evaluate the efficiency of foliar spray of different levels (0, 50, 75, 100 mg/L) of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) alone or combined with biochar (1.0% w/w) on Cd content in rice plants grown on an aged Cd-polluted soil. The results showed that ZnO NPs alone or combined with biochar improved the biomass and photosynthesis of rice plant. The ZnO NPs significantly diminished the Cd concentration and enhanced the Zn concentrations in shoots and roots either alone or in combination with biochar. Foliar spray of 100 mg/L ZnO NPs significantly diminished the Cd content in rice shoot and rice roots by 30% and 31%, respectively. The Cd concentrations in rice shoot and root diminished by 39% and 38% after 100 mg/L ZnO NPs combined with biochar, respectively. The ZnO NPs in combination with biochar increased the soil pH from 8.03 to 8.23 units. Soil AB-DTPA-extractable Cd significantly reduced with the amendments applied over the control. Foliar spray of ZnO NPs combined with biochar could be used to grow rice plants especially in areas where Cd concentration is high and Zn deficiency is high.
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- Shafaqat Ali
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Botany, S.P. College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190001, India
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Mohanta TK, Yadav D, Khan AL, Hashem A, Abd Allah EF, Al-Harrasi A. Molecular Players of EF-hand Containing Calcium Signaling Event in Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E1476. [PMID: 30909616 PMCID: PMC6471108 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20061476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Ca2+ is a universal second messenger that plays a pivotal role in diverse signaling mechanisms in almost all life forms. Since the evolution of life from an aquatic to a terrestrial environment, Ca2+ signaling systems have expanded and diversified enormously. Although there are several Ca2+ sensing molecules found in a cell, EF-hand containing proteins play a principal role in calcium signaling event in plants. The major EF-hand containing proteins are calmodulins (CaMs), calmodulin like proteins (CMLs), calcineurin B-like (CBL) and calcium dependent protein kinases (CDPKs/CPKs). CaMs and CPKs contain calcium binding conserved D-x-D motifs in their EF-hands (one motif in each EF-hand) whereas CMLs contain a D-x₃-D motif in the first and second EF-hands that bind the calcium ion. Calcium signaling proteins form a complex interactome network with their target proteins. The CMLs are the most primitive calcium binding proteins. During the course of evolution, CMLs are evolved into CaMs and subsequently the CaMs appear to have merged with protein kinase molecules to give rise to calcium dependent protein kinases with distinct and multiple new functions. Ca2+ signaling molecules have evolved in a lineage specific manner with several of the calcium signaling genes being lost in the monocot lineage.
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- Tapan Kumar Mohanta
- Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman.
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea.
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- Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman.
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
- Mycology and Plant Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza 12511, Egypt.
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman.
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Kaur P, Bali S, Sharma A, Kohli SK, Vig AP, Bhardwaj R, Thukral AK, Abd Allah EF, Wijaya L, Alyemeni MN, Ahmad P. Cd induced generation of free radical species in Brassica juncea is regulated by supplementation of earthworms in the drilosphere. Sci Total Environ 2019; 655:663-675. [PMID: 30476847 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The antioxidant defense system of Brassica juncea under Cd stress was examined on supplementation of earthworms in the rhizosphere at different concentrations of Cd (0.50, 0.75, 1.00 and 1.25 mM i.e. 56, 84, 112 and 140 mg kg-1 respectively). Seedlings were raised in small pots containing soil spiked with Cd and earthworms under controlled conditions for 15 days. Improved Cd accumulation, as well as enhanced plant dry weight and metal tolerance were observed following the addition of earthworms. Earthworm supplementation reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation by 7.3% for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), 7.1% for superoxide anion (O2-), and 8.4% for malondialdehyde (MDA) in plants treated with 1.25 mM (140 mg kg-1) Cd. Confocal microscopy revealed improved cell viability and reduced H2O2 content due to enhanced antioxidative activity. Activity and expression levels of genes coding for antioxidative enzymes (superoxide dismutase; SOD, catalase; CAT, guaicol peroxidase; POD, glutathione reductase; GR, and glutathione-S-transferase; GST) were higher in plants raised in soils inoculated with earthworms, with expression of SOD increasing by 58.8%, CAT by 75%, POD by 183%, GR by 106.6%, and GST by 11.8%. Moreover, plant pigment (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, and carotenoids) concentrations increased by 8%, 9.1%, 9.1%, and 7.7% respectively, in plants grown in soils supplemented with earthworms. The results of our study suggest that the addition of earthworms to soil increases antioxidative enzyme activities, gene expression in plants, and ROS inhibition, which enhances tolerance to Cd during the phytoextraction process.
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- Parminder Kaur
- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India; State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India.
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; Department of Botany, S.P. College, Srinagar 190001, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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Goel S, Singh K, Singh B, Grewal S, Dwivedi N, Alqarawi AA, Abd Allah EF, Ahmad P, Singh NK. Analysis of genetic control and QTL mapping of essential wheat grain quality traits in a recombinant inbred population. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0200669. [PMID: 30840619 PMCID: PMC6402682 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Wheat cultivars are genetically crossed to improve end-use quality for traits as per demands of baking industry and broad consumer preferences. The processing and baking qualities of bread wheat are influenced by a variety of genetic make-ups, environmental factors and their interactions. Two wheat cultivars, WL711 and C306, derived recombinant inbred lines (RILs) with a population of 206, were used for phenotyping of quality-related traits. The genetic analysis of quality traits showed considerable variation for measurable quality traits, with normal distribution and transgressive segregation across the years. From the 206 RILs, few RILs were found to be superior to those of the parental cultivars for key quality traits, indicating their potential use for the improvement of end-use quality and suggesting the probability of finding new alleles and allelic combinations from the RIL population. Mapping analysis identified 38 putative QTLs for 13 quality-related traits, with QTLs explaining 7.9-16.8% phenotypic variation spanning over 14 chromosomes, i.e., 1A, 1B, 1D, 2A, 2D, 3B, 3D, 4A, 4B, 4D, 5D, 6A, 7A and 7B. In-silico analysis based on homology to the annotated wheat genes present in database, identified six putative candidate genes within QTL for total grain protein content, qGPC.1B.1 region. Major QTL regions for other quality traits such as TKW have been identified on 1B, 2A, and 7A chromosomes in the studied RIL population. This study revealed the importance of the combination of stable QTLs with region-specific QTLs for better phenotyping, and the QTLs presented in our study will be useful for the improvement of wheat grain and bread-making quality.
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- Sonia Goel
- ICAR-National Research centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Water Technology Centre, Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Research centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Research centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Water Technology Centre, Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Botany, S.P. College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- ICAR-National Research centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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Kohli SK, Bali S, Tejpal R, Bhalla V, Verma V, Bhardwaj R, Alqarawi AA, Abd Allah EF, Ahmad P. In-situ localization and biochemical analysis of bio-molecules reveals Pb-stress amelioration in Brassica juncea L. by co-application of 24-Epibrassinolide and Salicylic Acid. Sci Rep 2019; 9:3524. [PMID: 30837530 PMCID: PMC6401096 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39712-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Lead (Pb) toxicity is a major environmental concern affirming the need of proper mitigation strategies. In the present work, potential of combined treatment of 24-Epibrassinolide (24-EBL) and Salicylic acid (SA) against Pb toxicity to Brassica juncea L. seedlings were evaluated. Seedlings pre-imbibed in EBL (0.1 mM) and SA (1 mM) individually and in combination, were sown in Pb supplemented petri-plates (0.25, 0.50 and 0.75 mM). Various microscopic observations and biochemical analysis were made on 10 days old seedlings of B. juncea. The toxic effects of Pb were evident with enhancement in in-situ accumulation of Pb, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), malondialdehyde (MDA), nuclear damage, membrane damage, cell death and polyamine. Furthermore, free amino acid were lowered in response to Pb toxicity. The levels of osmoprotectants including total carbohydrate, reducing sugars, trehalose, proline and glycine betaine were elevated in response to Pb treatment. Soaking treatment with combination of 24-EBL and SA led to effective amelioration of toxic effects of Pb. Reduction in Pb accumulation, reactive oxygen content (ROS), cellular damage and GSH levels were noticed in response to treatment with 24-EBL and SA individual and combined levels. The contents of free amino acid, amino acid profiling as well as in-situ localization of polyamine (spermidine) was recorded to be enhanced by co-application of 24-EBLand SA. Binary treatment of 24-EBL and SA, further elevated the content of osmoprotectants. The study revealed that co-application of combined treatment of 24-EBL and SA led to dimination of toxic effects of Pb in B. juncea seedlings.
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- Sukhmeen Kaur Kohli
- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, UGC Sponsored Centre for Advanced Studies-II, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, UGC Sponsored Centre for Advanced Studies-II, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India
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- Department of Botany, DAV University, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144012, India
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India.
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia. .,Department of Botany, S.P. College, Srinagar, 190001, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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Khanna K, Jamwal VL, Kohli SK, Gandhi SG, Ohri P, Bhardwaj R, Abd Allah EF, Hashem A, Ahmad P. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria induced Cd tolerance in Lycopersicon esculentum through altered antioxidative defense expression. Chemosphere 2019; 217:463-474. [PMID: 30445394 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The present study was designed to determine the role of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa &Burkholderia gladioli) in alleviating Cd stress in Lycopersicon esculentum. Cd concentration of 0.4 mM enhanced superoxide anions, MDA and H2O2 by 136%, 378% and 137% that also caused nuclear and cell viability damage. Cd enhanced the activities of enzymatic antioxidants such as CAT, GST, GPOX, DHAR, and GR by 64%, 126%, 265%, 25% and 93% respectively. However, SOD, POD and PPO was decreased by Cd and enhanced by 119%, 198% and 42% by inoculation of P. aeruginosa and 65%, 119% and 33% by B. gladioli. The contents of non-enzymatic antioxidants and total antioxidants (WSA, LSA) were also enhanced in response to metal stress and reduced by supplementation with PGPR. Confocal microscopy revealed improved cell viability and decreased nuclear damage in Cd-treated L. esculentum roots supplemented with PGPRs. Gene expression studies conducted through qRT-PCR revealed that expression levels of the SOD, POD, and PPO genes were enhanced by 478%, 830% and 253%, while the expression of CAT, GR, GST, GPOX, and APOX genes decreased by 97%, 87%, 75%, 82%, 88% in P. aeruginosa-inoculated Cd-treated seedlings. Also, B. gladioli elevated the expression of SOD, POD and PPO genes and reduced the expression of CAT, GR, GPOX, APOX and GST genes respectively. Therefore, the results suggest that Cd induced oxidative stress in L. esculentum seedlings was reduced by PGPRs through modulation of antioxidative defence expression as demonstrated in terms of antioxidants both quantitatively as well as qualitatively.
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- Kanika Khanna
- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Canal Road, Jammu, 180 001, India
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Canal Road, Jammu, 180 001, India
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- Department of Zoology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India.
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Department of Botany, S.P. College Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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Zote J, Passari AK, Zothanpuia, Siddaiah CN, Kumar NS, Abd Allah EF, Hashem A, Alqarawi AA, Malik JA, Singh BP. Phylogenetic affiliation and determination of bioactive compounds of bacterial population associated with organs of mud crab, Scylla olivacea. Saudi J Biol Sci 2018; 25:1743-1754. [PMID: 30591795 PMCID: PMC6303169 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 08/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Mud crab belongs to the genus Scylla is an economically valuable and preferred species for costal aquaculture in Asian countries, including India. In recent years, there has been a tremendous expansion of Scylla farming, which has led to increasing research on its habit and habitats. However, there has been no study undertaken to understand the role of the bacterial population associated with the different organs of the mud crab, Scylla olivacea. In total, 43 isolates were recovered from four selected parts of the crab (carapace, n = 18; abdomen n = 11; leg, n = 8; and hand, n = 6), and the 16S rRNA gene was used to identify the bacterial isolates. The antimicrobial potential along with the detection of modular polyketide synthase (PKSI), cytochrome P450 hydroxylase (CYP) and non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) gene clusters were investigated to show a relationship among the biosynthetic genes with their useful aspects. Additionally, the potential three strains (BPS_CRB12, BPS_CRB14 and BPS_CRB41), which showed significant antimicrobial activities, also showed the presence of twenty volatile compounds (VOCs) using GC-MS analysis. We conclude that the strain Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus BPS_CRB41 could be source for the production of bioactive compounds.
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- Joanne Zote
- Department of Biotechnology, Aizawl, Mizoram University, Mizoram 796004, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Aizawl, Mizoram University, Mizoram 796004, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Aizawl, Mizoram University, Mizoram 796004, India
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Aizawl, Mizoram University, Mizoram 796004, India
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Lallawmsanga, Leo VV, Passari AK, Muniraj IK, Uthandi S, Hashem A, Abd Allah EF, Alqarawi AA, Singh BP. Elevated levels of laccase synthesis by Pleurotus pulmonarius BPSM10 and its potential as a dye decolorizing agent. Saudi J Biol Sci 2018; 26:464-468. [PMID: 30899159 PMCID: PMC6408733 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2018] [Revised: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Laccases (EC 1.10.3.2) are a class of multi-copper oxidases that have industrial value. In the present study, forty-five isolates of wild mushrooms were screened for laccase production. Eight of the isolates exhibited exploitable levels of substrate oxidation capacity. Isolate BPSM10 exhibited the highest laccase activity of 103.50 U/ml. Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) rRNA gene sequencing was used to identify BPSM10 as Pleurotus pulmonarius. The response of BPSM10 to two nutritional media supplemented with various inducers was characterized and the results indicated that Malt Extract Broth (MEB) supplemented with Xylidine increased laccase production by 2.8× (349.5 U/ml) relative to the control (122 U/ml), while Potato Dextrose Broth (PDB) supplemented with xylidine increased laccase production by 1.9× (286 U/ml). BPSM10 has the ability to decolorize seven synthetic dyes in a liquid medium. Maximum decolorization was observed of malachite green (MG); exhibiting 68.6% decolorization at 100 mg/L. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was employed to confirm the decolorization capacity. The present study indicates that P. pulmonarius BPSM10 has the potential to be used as a potent alternative biosorbent for the removal of synthetic dyes from aqueous solutions, especially in the detoxification of polluted water.
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- Lallawmsanga
- Department of Biotechnology, Aizawl, Mizoram University, Mizoram 796004, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Aizawl, Mizoram University, Mizoram 796004, India.,Department of Biotechnology, J.J College for Arts and Science, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Aizawl, Mizoram University, Mizoram 796004, India
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- Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu 641 003, India
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- Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu 641 003, India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.,Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza 12511, Egypt
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Aizawl, Mizoram University, Mizoram 796004, India
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Ahmad P, Abd Allah EF, Alyemeni MN, Wijaya L, Alam P, Bhardwaj R, Siddique KHM. Exogenous application of calcium to 24-epibrassinosteroid pre-treated tomato seedlings mitigates NaCl toxicity by modifying ascorbate-glutathione cycle and secondary metabolites. Sci Rep 2018; 8:13515. [PMID: 30201952 PMCID: PMC6131545 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31917-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The present study tested the efficacy of 24-epibrassinolide (EBL) and calcium (Ca) for mediating salinity tolerance in tomato. Salinity stress affected the morphological parameters of tomato as well as leaf relative water content (LRWC), photosynthetic and accessory pigments, leaf gas exchange parameters, chlorophyll fluorescence and the uptake of essential macronutrients. The salt (NaCl) treatment induced oxidative stress in the form of increased Na+ ion concentration by 146%, electrolyte leakage (EL) by 61.11%, lipid peroxidation (MDA) 167% and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) content by 175%. Salt stress also enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities including those in the ascorbate-glutathione cycle. Plants treated with EBL or Ca after salt exposure mitigated the ill effects of salt stress, including oxidative stress, by reducing the uptake of Na+ ions by 52%. The combined dose of EBL + Ca reversed the salt-induced changes through an elevated pool of enzymes in the ascorbate-glutathione cycle, other antioxidants (superoxide dismutase, catalase), and osmoprotectants (proline, glycine betaine). Exogenously applied EBL and Ca help to optimize mineral nutrient status and enable tomato plants to tolerate salt toxicity. The ability of tomato plants to tolerate salt stress when supplemented with EBL and Ca was attributed to modifications to enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, osmolytes and metabolites.
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- Parvaiz Ahmad
- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
- Department of Botany, S.P. College, Srinagar, 190001, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, 11942, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture and School of Agriculture & Environment, The University of Western Australia, LB 5005, Perth, WA, 6001, Australia
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Radhakrishnan R, Alqarawi AA, Abd Allah EF. Bioherbicides: Current knowledge on weed control mechanism. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2018; 158:131-138. [PMID: 29677595 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Weed control is a challenging event during crop cultivation. Integrated management, including the application of bioherbicides, is an emerging method for weed control in sustainable agriculture. Plant extracts, allelochemicals and some microbes are utilized as bioherbicides to control weed populations. Bioherbicides based on plants and microbes inhibit the germination and growth of weeds; however,few studies conducted in weed physiology. This review ascribes the current knowledge of the physiological changes in weeds that occur during the exposure to bioherbicides. Plant extracts or metabolites are absorbed by weed seeds, which initiates damage to the cell membrane, DNA, mitosis, amylase activity and other biochemical processes and delays or inhibits seed germination. The growth of weeds is also retarded due to low rates of root-cell division, nutrient uptake, photosynthetic pigment synthesis, and plant growth hormone synthesis, while the productions of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and stress-mediated hormones increase, including irregular antioxidant activity. However, lytic enzymes and toxic substances secreted from microbes degrade the weed seed coat and utilize the endosperm for survival, which inhibits seed germination. The microbes grow through the intercellular spaces to reach the root core, and the deposition of toxins in the cells affects cell division and cellular functions. Some of the metabolites of deleterious microbes cause disease, necrosis and chlorosis,which inhibit the germination and growth of weed seeds by suppressing photosynthesis and gibberellin activities and enhancing ROS, abscisic acid and ethylene. This review explains the effects of bioherbicides (derived from plants and microbes) on weed-plant physiology to elucidate their modes of action.
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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Idrees N, Tabassum B, Abd Allah EF, Hashem A, Sarah R, Hashim M. Groundwater contamination with cadmium concentrations in some West U.P. Regions, India. Saudi J Biol Sci 2018; 25:1365-1368. [PMID: 30505182 PMCID: PMC6252039 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Water is considered a vital resource because it is necessary for all aspects of human and ecosystem survival. However, due to natural processes and anthropogenic activities, various pollutants have been added to the ground water system. Among these, heavy metals are some of the most serious pollutants. Cd, a toxic heavy metal used in Ni-Cd batteries, the colouration of plastic and various discarded electronic products released into the water system causes serious health issues. The chronic exposure to Cd produces a wide variety of acute and chronic effects in humans. Cd accumulates in the human body, especially in the kidneys, resulting in kidney damage (renal tubular damage), which is a critical health effect. Other effects of Cd exposure are disturbances in calcium metabolism, hypercalciuria and the formation of kidney stones. High exposure to Cd can lead to lung cancer and prostate cancer; hence, poor quality water that may result in Cd toxicity has become a global concern. Thus, the aim of this study is to determine the concentration of Cd in underground water sources in western U.P. regions. Water samples were acidified to 1% with nitric acid and then stored in double-capped polyethylene bottles for further analysis by an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. After comparing the data to the WHO (2011) permissible limit, the study revealed that the concentration of Cd was higher than the regulatory threshold; therefore, the underground water system is seriously affected by Cd toxicity.
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- Nida Idrees
- Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Govt. Raza P.G. College, Rampur, U.P. 244901, India
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- Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Govt. Raza P.G. College, Rampur, U.P. 244901, India
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, 11451 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Govt. Raza P.G. College, Rampur, U.P. 244901, India
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- Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Govt. Raza P.G. College, Rampur, U.P. 244901, India
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Zothanpuia, Passari AK, Leo VV, Chandra P, Kumar B, Nayak C, Hashem A, Abd Allah EF, Alqarawi AA, Singh BP. Correction to: Bioprospection of actinobacteria derived from freshwater sediments for their potential to produce antimicrobial compounds. Microb Cell Fact 2018; 17:86. [PMID: 29871626 PMCID: PMC5989469 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-018-0933-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Upon publication of this article [1], it was brought to our attention that Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are incorrectly presented in the original version of the article. The figures were inadvertently swapped in the original submission and published. Figure 3 should be treated as Fig. 5; Fig. 4 should be 3 and Fig. 5 should be Fig. 4.
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- Zothanpuia
- Molecular Microbiology and Systematics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, 796004, India
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- Molecular Microbiology and Systematics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, 796004, India
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- Molecular Microbiology and Systematics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, 796004, India
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- SAIF, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow, 226012, India
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- SAIF, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow, 226012, India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.,Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza, 12511, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Food & Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Food & Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Molecular Microbiology and Systematics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, 796004, India.
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