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Pandey G, Singh N, Rajput N, Saini MK, Kothari SL, Prasad J, Lamba NP, Chauhan MS. Comparative study of NiO/CuO/Ag doped graphene based materials for reduction of nitroaromatic compounds and degradation of dye with statistical study. Sci Rep 2024; 14:2077. [PMID: 38267439 PMCID: PMC10808113 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51342-x] [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] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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In the present work, the Nickel oxide (rGO-NiO), Silver (rGO-Ag), Copper oxide (rGO-CuO) doped Graphene Oxide are reported for catalytic reactions. A comparative study for catalytic activities of these materials are performed with nitroaromatic compound 4-nitroaniline and the results are statistically studied by using univariate analysis of variance and Post Hoc Test through Statistical Package for Social Sciences and it is observed that CuO doped Graphene material is showing better catalytic activity in minimum time. So, further research has been focused on the catalytic acitivity of rGO-CuO only and it is found that it is efficient in reducing other nitro compounds also such as Picric acid and Nitrobenzene. Dye degradation of Methylene blue is also performed using CuO decorated Graphene material and significant changes were observed using UV spectroscopy. The characterization of rGO-CuO is done with Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Powder X-ray Diffraction, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Scanning Electron Microscope and Transmission Electron Microscopy.
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- Department of Information System, North Eastern University, Boston, USA
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Verma R, Jindal P, Prasad J, Kothari SL, Lamba NP, Dandia A, Khangarot RK, Chauhan MS. Recent Trends in Photocatalytic Enantioselective Reactions. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2022; 380:48. [DOI: 10.1007/s41061-022-00402-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Haq S, Dubey S, Dhingra P, Verma KS, Kumari D, Kothari SL, Kachhwaha S. Exploring the genetic makeup and population structure among Capsicum accessions for crop improvement and breeding curriculum insights. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2022; 20:116. [PMID: 35932438 PMCID: PMC9357239 DOI: 10.1186/s43141-022-00398-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Background Capsicum or chilli is an important crop in India which exhibits immense structural and genetic variations reflecting their intra- and inter-specific relationships. The aim of this study was to establish relationships amongst 54 Capsicum accessions through analysis of genetic and population structure using ISSR markers. Results Out of 19, successful DNA amplifications were shown by 7 ISSR primers and a total of 80 bands were identified ranging between 8 and 14 with an average of 11.43 bands/primer. A significant degree of polymorphic information content (PIC), discriminating power (DP), resolving power (RP), effective multiplex ratio (EMR), and marker index (MI) were identified as 0.39, 0.70, 6.40, 5.88, and 2.30, respectively, using ISSR markers in chillies. The cross-transferability ranged from 8.0 to 72.15% with an average of 52.63% among chillies. Amongst genetic information, grand mean values were 0.264, 0.180, 0.376, 0.296, and 0.180, which correspond to Shannon’s information index (I), expected heterozygosity (He), Nei’s gene diversity, total diversity among species (Ht), diversity within species (Hs), respectively. Further, the coefficients of gene differentiation (Gst) and gene flow (Nm) were 0.393 and 0.773, representing higher genetic variation among the population which was confirmed by analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA). Conclusion ISSR markers represented a potent system for the estimation of relationships or variation studies and generated information useful for planning crop management and improvement strategies in chilli breeding.
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- Shamshadul Haq
- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, UAS Dharwad, Dharwad, Karnataka, 580005, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India
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- Institute of biotechnology, Amity University, Jaipur-Campus, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302006, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India
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- Institute of biotechnology, Amity University, Jaipur-Campus, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302006, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India.
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Gupta S, Kachhwaha S, Kothari SL, Bohra MK, Jain R. Surface Morphology and Physicochemical Characterization of Thermostable Moringa Gum: A Potential Pharmaceutical Excipient. ACS Omega 2020; 5:29189-29198. [PMID: 33225150 PMCID: PMC7675538 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c03966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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An efficient protocol for physico-chemical characterization of gum exudates collected from the drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera Lam.) has been reported in the present study. Extraction of gum metabolites was done using a series of water, alcohol, acid, and alkali solvent systems. The gum was sparingly soluble in water at room temperature and formed a colloidal solution. Solubility of the gum gradually increased in the solvent gradient (80% ethanol, deionized water, 0.05 M HCl, and 0.05 M NaOH) at 90 °C. Further, electron microscopy revealed that the acetyl group is essential in maintaining the structural integrity, and deacetylation of gum resulted in formation of a mesh of scattered and fibrous particles. Treatment of gum with deionized water resulted in development of a hydrocolloidal matrix with a pore size of 0.5 μm, which upon deacetylation was reduced up to 0.2 μm. The polymer was amorphous in nature and showed maximum thermal stability in ethanol. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of the gum polymer revealed that carbohydrate derivatives constituted its major part (>75%). Maximum carbohydrate concentration was obtained in the ethanol soluble fraction, along with fatty acids (10%) and secondary metabolites (9%). The results provided very first confirmation of the hydrocolloidal properties and thermostability of the gum exudates obtained from the drumstick tree, which can further be used to develop an eco-friendly and nontoxic bioligand.
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- Swati Gupta
- Department
of Biosciences, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan 303007, India
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- Department
of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004, India
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- Amity
University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan 303007, India
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- Department
of Computer and Communication Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur 303007, India
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- Department
of Biosciences, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan 303007, India
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Haq SU, Kumari D, Dhingra P, Kothari SL, Kachhwaha S. Variant biochemical responses: intrinsic and adaptive system for ecologically different rice varieties. J Crop Sci Biotechnol 2020; 24:279-292. [PMID: 33024519 PMCID: PMC7530552 DOI: 10.1007/s12892-020-00076-z] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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India has a diverse range of agro-ecological conditions which support the cultivation of different rice varieties differing in the adaptation which is so important for sustainable development of rice crop. Specific ecotypes of rice adapted to diverse conditions have divergence in their morphology, physiology, biochemistry, molecular function, agronomy, and stress response. In the present study, 12 different rice varieties viz., PB-1, PB-1509, Pusa-RH-10, CSR-30, HKR-47, PR-126, Govind, Sharbati, ADT-37, ADT-39, ADT-45, White Ponni, were selected for the study of intrinsic biochemical behaviour and these varieties belong to different Agro-ecological zones and basmati or non-basmati rice varieties. Amongst intrinsic biochemicals activity, the differential response of radical scavenging, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and guaiacol peroxidase (POX) activities, were observed in the selected rice varieties at 14 days old seedling stage, developed under controlled growth conditions. Comparatively, North India region rice varieties displayed an enhanced intrinsic biochemical response than south India region rice varieties. Similarly, basmati rice varieties showed increased biochemical response compared to non-basmati rice varieties. Thus, the differential biochemical responses (radical scavenging, SOD, CAT, and POX activities) observed creates a significant difference between rice varieties and provides valuable information about rice ecotype-biochemical interaction for sustainable adaptive value under different ecological conditions.
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- Shamshad Ul Haq
- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302004 India
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302004 India
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302004 India
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302006 India
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302004 India
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Kaushik S, Singh H, Das S, Gupta P, Batra S, Prakash R, Srivastava V, Jyoti A, Gupta V, Kothari SL. Binding of metronidazole to Enterococcus faecalis homoserine kinase: Binding studies, docking studies, and molecular dynamics simulation studies. Pharmacogn Mag 2020. [DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_99_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Gupta V, Jatav PK, Haq SU, Verma KS, Kaul VK, Kothari SL, Kachhwaha S. Translation initiation codon (ATG) or SCoT markers-based polymorphism study within and across various Capsicum accessions: insight from their amplification, cross-transferability and genetic diversity. J Genet 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12041-019-1095-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Gupta V, Jatav PK, Haq SU, Verma KS, Kaul VK, Kothari SL, Kachhwaha S. Translation initiation codon (ATG) or SCoT markers-based polymorphism study within and across various Capsicum accessions: insight from their amplification, cross-transferability and genetic diversity. J Genet 2019; 98:61. [PMID: 31204703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Being an economical and nutritional crop, Capsicum appeases people's peppery taste and is found to bewidely distributed all over the world having vast diversity. In the present study, genetic polymorphism, cross transferability (CT) and genetic diversity were examined among the 54 different accessions of Capsicum species including 49 of Capsicum annuum, three of C. baccatum and two of C. frutescens, using a set of 36 start codon targeted (SCoT) primers. Of the total, 35 SCoT markers showed successful amplification profile among chilli germplasms and an average primer polymorphism was reported as 81.52% which ranged from 50% (SCoT-6) to 100% (SCoT-11). A total of 365 amplicons were obtained with an average of 10.43 bands per primer and the length of the bands ranged from 150 bp to 1.2 kb. Further, polymorphic information content value of SCoT markers ranged from 0.42 (for SCoT-25) to 0.86 (SCoT-27) with an average of 0.78. The average value of CT of SCoT markers was 44.08% ranged from 14.25% to 57.26% among different chilli accessions. A dendrogram was constructed and established genetic relationship among 54 capsicum species, with the help of translation initiation codon polymorphisms or SCoT primer amplification. This study suggests the effectiveness of SCoT marker system for characterizing and assessing genetic diversity of Capsicum germplasm, which can be used for evolutionary studies and to identify agronomically important traits.
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- Vibha Gupta
- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302 004, India.
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Sharma P, Madhyastha H, Madhyastha R, Nakajima Y, Maruyama M, Verma KS, Verma S, Prasad J, Kothari SL, Gour VS. An appraisal of cuticular wax of Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br.: Extraction, chemical composition, biosafety and application. J Hazard Mater 2019; 368:397-403. [PMID: 30690392 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.01.067] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Plastic and polythene as hydrophobic materials become a grave concern due to their non-biodegradable nature, cumbersome recycling and waste management. Cuticular wax derived from Calotropis procera is explored as an eco-friendly and safe hydrophobic material. The effects of duration of exposure to solvent, solvent type, size and side of the leaf on cuticular wax yield have been studied. Leaf with the smallest area (10 cm2-25 cm2) was found to be the most suitable to isolate the wax. GC-MS analysis of the wax revealed that the wax consists of mainly esters, alkane and alkene. Mitochondrial reductase (MTT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay have been carried out on M5S cell line at various concentrations and the results indicate that up to 1 μg/ml (acetone as solvent) and 3 μg/ml (chloroform as solvent) use of wax has no toxic effect. To evaluate the hydrophobic potential of the wax in developing hydrophobic paper water regains and contact angle has been measured. The gain in hydrophobicity of the paper is evident from the rise in contact angle (≥90˚) of paper coated with wax. Scanning electron micrograph and FTIR spectra generated physical and chemical evidence of coating of wax on paper.
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- Priyal Sharma
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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- Department of Applied Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Kiyotake-cho, Kihara Miyazaki, 5200, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Kiyotake-cho, Kihara Miyazaki, 5200, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Kiyotake-cho, Kihara Miyazaki, 5200, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Kiyotake-cho, Kihara Miyazaki, 5200, Japan
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- Amity School of Applied Science, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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- Amity School of Applied Science, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.
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Jatav PK, Sharma A, Dahiya DK, Khan A, Agarwal A, Kothari SL, Kachhwaha S. Identification of suitable internal control genes for transcriptional studies in Eleusine coracana under different abiotic stress conditions. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2018; 24:793-807. [PMID: 30150855 PMCID: PMC6103957 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-018-0544-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn] is an excellent food and forage crop of arid and semiarid areas in Africa and Asia. It is well adapted to drought, heat, high salinity, poor soil fertility and low pH with an efficient C4 carbon fixation mechanism for high yield potential. To normalize the target gene expression data, the identification of suitable reference genes is essential. Ten candidate reference genes were selected and their expression stability was analyzed in various samples treated with different abiotic stress conditions. Five different statistical algorithms: geNorm, NormFinder, BestKeeper, ΔCt, and RefFinder were used to determine the stability of these genes. Our results revealed GAPDH, EEF1a, ACT and CYC as highly stable reference genes and PP2A and eIF4A as least stable reference genes across all the samples and suggesting that these genes could be used for accurate transcript normalization under abiotic stress. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on identification of suitable reference genes for accurate transcript normalization using qRT-PCR in finger millet under abiotic stress.
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- Pradeep K. Jatav
- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004 India
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- National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal, Haryana 132001 India
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- Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Jaipur, 302020 India
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- Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Jaipur, 302020 India
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004 India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302006 India
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004 India
- Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004 India
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Verma KS, ul Haq S, Kachhwaha S, Kothari SL. RAPD and ISSR marker assessment of genetic diversity in Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad: a unique source of germplasm highly adapted to drought and high-temperature stress. 3 Biotech 2017; 7:288. [PMID: 28868215 PMCID: PMC5570720 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-017-0918-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. (Cucurbitaceae) shows high levels of variation in fruit color, fruit stripe pattern, seed coat color, and size. Thirty-eight accessions of C. colocynthis plants from different parts of semi-arid Rajasthan were collected and genetic diversity was assessed using random-amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers. Out of 65 RAPD decamer primers, 50 primers produced 549 scorable bands of which 318 were polymorphic. Polymorphic banding patterns with the number of amplified fragments varied from 5 (OPA-08 and OPF-9) to 19 (OPT-20) in the molecular size range of 150-6000 bp. Percent polymorphism ranged from 22.2% (OPA-09) to 83.3% (OPE-12) with 55.14% polymorphism. Out of the 20 ISSR primers screened, 13 primers produced 166 amplification products, of which 99 were polymorphic. The number of bands amplified per primer varied between 9 (UBC-807, 802) and 16 (UBC-803, 812) with average band size between 250 and 4000 bp. Percent polymorphism ranged from 45.4% (UBC-815) to 73.3% (UBC-814) with 65.05% polymorphism. Dendrogram constructed on the basis of RAPD + ISSR polymorphism separated the accessions into four distinct clusters at 72% variation with Jaccard's similarity coefficient ranging from minimum 0.64 to 0.95. The matrices for RAPD and ISSR were also compared using Mantel's test and obtained correlation value (r = 0.7947). Discriminating power of RAPD and ISSR markers was assessed by calculating polymorphic information content, multiplex ratio, marker index, and resolving power. Approx. 50% RAPD and ISSR markers showed PIC value and heterozygosity (H) ≥ 0.50, indicating marker as informative. The primers that showed higher polymorphism had higher RP, MR, and MI values.
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- Kumar Sambhav Verma
- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302006 India
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
- Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (BIF), University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302006 India
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Asopa PP, Bhatt R, Sihag S, Kothari SL, Kachhwaha S. Effect of cadmium on physiological parameters of cereal and millet plants-A comparative study. Int J Phytoremediation 2017; 19:225-230. [PMID: 27420113 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2016.1207608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 06/06/2023]
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Metal load is an abiotic stress that becomes stronger by continual industrial production, wastage, and long-range transport of contaminants. It deteriorates the conditions of agricultural soil that leads to lower growth of cereals as well as decreasing nutritional value of harvested grains. Cadmium (Cd) entry by food chain also affects the health of population. The present study is focused on finding out the superior cereal variety under increasing Cd regime. The plants were grown in increasing Cd levels (0-1000 µM) in the medium and were investigated on 15th day of the exposure. Various parameters like antioxidative enzymes and osmoprotectant levels were studied in both roots and shoots. Cd accumulation in plant organs was determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS). Analysis of stress tolerance mechanisms through reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging and better partitioning of Cd in roots indicated kodo millet to be more stress tolerant than wheat.
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- a Department of Botany , University of Rajasthan , Jaipur , India
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- a Department of Botany , University of Rajasthan , Jaipur , India
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- a Department of Botany , University of Rajasthan , Jaipur , India
- b Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University , Jaipur , Rajasthan , India
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- a Department of Botany , University of Rajasthan , Jaipur , India
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Chug R, Gour VS, Mathur S, Kothari SL. Optimization of Extracellular Polymeric Substances production using Azotobacter beijreinckii and Bacillus subtilis and its application in chromium (VI) removal. Bioresour Technol 2016; 214:604-608. [PMID: 27183236 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [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: 03/27/2016] [Revised: 05/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) of microbial origin are complex biopolymers and vary greatly in their chemical composition. They have a great potential in chelation of metal ions. In this work, the effect of growth phase, temperature and pH on production of EPS by two bacteria Azotobacter beijreinckii and Bacillus subtilis have been studied. Extracted EPS was used to remove Cr(VI) from aqueous system. A. beijreinckii produced maximum EPS after 24h at pH 7 and temperature 30°C while B. subtilis produced maximum EPS after 96h at pH 7 and temperature 37°C. For an initial concentration of 10ppm, 26% and 48% Cr(VI) removal was recorded for EPS derived from A. beijreinckii and B. subtilis respectively. The presence of functional groups on EPS and their interaction with Cr(VI) was confirmed using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectra analysis. In both the bacteria, carboxyl and phosphate groups show involvement in metal binding.
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- Ravneet Chug
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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Bardar S, Kothari SL, Kachhwaha S. Optimization of Factors Influencing Agrobacterium mediated Genetic Transformation in Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.3329/ptcb.v25i2.26251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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An efficient and reproducible protocol for in vitro plant regeneration and Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation was developed for Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk. using nodal explants. Several parameters affecting Agrobacteriummediated gene delivery were investigated and optimized. These include antibiotic concentration, preculture period, infection time, use of acetosyringone, co-cultivation period and temperature and increased level of copper in induction, co-cultivation and regeneration medium. Incorporation of elevated level of CuSO4 led to significant improvements in plant regeneration and recovery of transformed plants. The highest frequency of transformation was observed when explants were infected and co-cultivated at 23oC. Higher transformation frequency was attained by augmenting the medium with 1.0 ?M CuSO4 which was ten times the normal MS level. Addition of acetosyringone in the infection and co-cultivation media was very beneficial and resulted in greater transformation efficiency. Transient and stable expression of gus gene was confirmed with histochemical assay of infected explants and leaves of regenerated transformants, respectively. Molecular analysis of transformed plants with nptII and gus A specific primers revealed the amplification of nptII and gus gene thereby demonstrated the efficacy of optimized protocol for A. tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation in Eclipta alba for the first time.Plant Tissue Cult. & Biotech. 25(2): 155-164, 2015 (December)
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Dangi B, Khurana-Kaul V, Kothari SL, Kachhwaha S. Micropropagtion of Terminalia bellerica from nodal explants of mature tree and assessment of genetic fidelity using ISSR and RAPD markers. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2014; 20:509-516. [PMID: 25320474 PMCID: PMC4185058 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-014-0247-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Revised: 05/06/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The present study reports an efficient in vitro micropropagation protocol for a medicinally important tree, Terminalia bellerica Roxb. from nodal segments of a 30 years old tree. Nodal segments taken from the mature tree in March-April and cultured on half strength MS medium gave the best shoot bud proliferation response. Combinations of serial transfer technique (ST) and incorporation of antioxidants (AO) [polyvinylpyrrolidone, PVP (50 mg l(-1)) + ascorbic acid (100 mg l(-1)) + citric acid (10 mg l(-1))] in the culture medium aided to minimize browning and improve explant survival during shoot bud induction. Highest multiplication of shoots was achieved on medium supplemented with 6-benzyladenine (BA, 8.8 μM) and α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA, 2.6 μM) in addition to antioxidants. Shoot elongation was obtained on MS medium containing BA (4.4 μM) + phloroglucinol (PG, 3.9 μM). Elongated shoots were transferred to half strength MS medium containing indole-3-butyric acid (IBA, 2.5 μM) for root development. The acclimatization of plantlets was carried out under greenhouse conditions. The genetic fidelity of the regenerated plants was checked using inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. Comparison of the bands among the regenerants and mother plant confirmed true-to-type clonal plants.
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- Bhawna Dangi
- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India 302 004
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India 302 004
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India 302 004
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Jain P, Kachhwaha S, Kothari SL. Chloroplast ultra structure, photosynthesis and enzyme activities in regenerated plants of Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni as influenced by copper sulphate in the medium. Indian J Exp Biol 2014; 52:898-904. [PMID: 25241590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni is an important medicinal plant used as noncaloric commercial sweetener. Plants regenerated with higher levels of copper sulphate in the medium exhibited enhanced activity of peroxidase and polyphenoloxidase (PPO) enzymes. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed increase in size and number of electron dense inclusions in the chloroplasts of plants regenerated at optimised level of copper sulphate (0.5 microM) in the medium. There was decrease in chlorogenic acid (CGA) content. Chl-a-fluorescence transient pattern (OJIP) showed that the photosynthesis process was more efficient at 0.5 microM CuSO4 in the medium.
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Mehta A, Srivastva G, Kachhwaha S, Sharma M, Kothari SL. Antimycobacterial activity of Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. against drug sensitive and drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis and MOTT clinical isolates. J Ethnopharmacol 2013; 149:195-200. [PMID: 23816500 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 01/04/2013] [Revised: 05/31/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Citrullus colocynthis (Cucurbitaceae), a folk herbal medicine and traditionally used natural remedy for tuberculosis in India has been studied to validate its antitubercular activity against drug sensitive and drug resistant (including multidrug resistant) Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium other than tuberculosis (MOTT) bacilli. MATERIALS AND METHODS Inhibitory and bactericidal activities of crude extracts, fractions and compounds of Citrullus colocynthis plant, consisting of aerial parts and ripe deseeded fruits were performed against the drug sensitive standard strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv (ATCC 27294), 16 drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and two MOTT strains, using radiometric BACTEC 460TB system. RESULTS Methanolic extract of ripe deseeded fruit of Citrullus colocynthis has shown good activity (MIC ≤ 62.5 µg/ml), whereas among the bioactive fractions, FC IX demonstrated the best activity (MIC 31.2 µg/ml) against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. Bioactive FC III, IX and X also inhibited 16 clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis consisting of seven non-multidrug resistants, eight multidrug resistants, one extensively drug resistant and two of MOTTs with MICs in the range of 50-125, 31.2-125 and 62.5-125 µg/ml, respectively. Ursolic acid and cucurbitacin E 2-0-β-d-glucopyranoside were identified as the main biomarkers active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv (MICs 50 and 25 µg/ml respectively), as well as against the 18 clinical isolates. FC III and FC IX showed better inhibition of drug resistant and MOTT clinical isolates. Minimal bactericidal concentrations of extracts, fractions and compound C-2 were ≥ two-fold MIC values. CONCLUSIONS The study provides a scientific rationale for the traditional use of Citrullus colocynthis fruit in the treatment of tuberculosis. In addition, the study elucidates a broad spectrum antimycobacterial action of Citrullus colocynthis fruit, which can contribute to the development of improved preparation of an antitubercular natural drug for the treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis and MOTT infection as well.
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- Archana Mehta
- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004, India
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Agarwal P, Mehta A, Kachhwaha S, Kothari SL. Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Their Activity Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1166/asem.2013.1307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Goyal P, Kachhwaha S, Kothari SL. Micropropagation of Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth-a multipurpose leguminous tree and assessment of genetic fidelity of micropropagated plants using molecular markers. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2012; 18:169-76. [PMID: 23573054 PMCID: PMC3550498 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-012-0112-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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An efficient and reproducible protocol has been developed for in vitro propagation of Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth (a multipurpose leguminous tree) from field grown nodal segments (axillary bud). Shoot bud induction occurred from nodal explants of 15-years-old tree on Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium supplemented with 4.4 μM 6-benzyladenine (BA) and multiplication was achieved on MS medium supplemented with 4.4 μM BA + 0.73 μM phenylacetic acid (PAA) i.e. up to 7 shoot buds in the period of 5-6 weeks. Addition of adenine sulphate (AdS) to this medium further enhanced the number of shoot buds up to 10. Proliferating shoot cultures were established by repeatedly subculturing primary culture on fresh medium (MS + 4.4 μM BA + 0.73 μM PAA) after every 25 days. In vitro rooting was achieved on MS medium supplemented with 2.46 μM Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) + 41.63 μM activated charcoal (AC). The micropropagated shoots with well developed roots were acclimatized in green house in pots containing sand, soil and manure (1:1:1). Genetic stability of micropropagated clones was evaluated using Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and Inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers. The amplification products were monomorphic in micropropagated plants and similar to those of mother plant. No polymorphism was detected revealing the genetic uniformity of micropropagated plants. This is the first report of an efficient protocol for regeneration of P. dulce through organogenesis, which can be used for further genetic transformation and pharmaceutical purposes.
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- Pooja Goyal
- />Centre for Converging Technologies (CCT), University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India 302004
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- />Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India 302004
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Jain D, Kachhwaha S, Jain R, Srivastava G, Kothari SL. Novel microbial route to synthesize silver nanoparticles using spore crystal mixture of Bacillus thuringiensis. Indian J Exp Biol 2010; 48:1152-1156. [PMID: 21117457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Metallic nanoparticles are traditionally synthesized by wet chemical techniques, where the chemicals used are often toxic and flammable. In the present study, the spore crystal mixture of Bacillus thuringiensis was used for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles. Nanoparticles were characterized using UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, XRD and TEM. X-ray diffraction and TEM analysis showed the average particle size of 15 nm and mixed (cubic and hexagonal) structure. This is for the first time that any bacterial spore crystal mixture was used for the synthesis of nanoparticles. Further, these biologically synthesized nanoparticles were found to be highly toxic against different multi drug resistant human pathogenic bacteria.
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- Devendra Jain
- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302 004, India
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Husain S, Jain A, Kothari SL. Phenylacetic acid improves bud elongation and in vitro plant regeneration efficiency in Capsicum annuum L. Plant Cell Rep 1999; 19:64-68. [PMID: 30754761 DOI: 10.1007/s002990050711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A highly efficient three-stage protocol for the regeneration of chilli pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) from cotyledon explants was developed. This protocol used PAA in both the shoot-bud induction medium and the medium for elongation of the shoot buds. A superior medium for the induction of buds from the cotyledons was MS medium supplemented with BA (5 or 7 mg/l) + PAA (2 mg/l). Buds were elongated during the second stage on medium containing BA (2 or 5 mg/l) + PAA (2 mg/l). On this medium most of the buds elongated, and their number also increased due to the formation of new buds; bud elongation was achieved in 100% of the cultures provided the buds were induced in the primary stage on a medium supplemented with BA+PAA. The shoots that elongated in the second-stage rooted at 100% frequency on a medium supplemented with NAA (1 mg/l). The complete plantlets with well-developed root and shoot systems were transferred to field conditions where they grew to maturity, flowered and fruited normally. While shoot-bud induction from the cultured cotyledons was also observed on media supplemented with BA (5 or 7 mg/l) alone or in combination with IAA (0.2-2 mg/l), buds induced on these media were often distorted, with most not developing into normal shoots in the second-stage subculturing; a rosette of buds was seen in the second stage subculturing. On the other hand, PAA in combination with BA in the primary induction medium and second-stage medium promoted normal development and the elongation of shoot buds.
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- S Husain
- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004, India e-mail: , , , , , , IN
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004, India e-mail: , , , , , , IN
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004, India e-mail: , , , , , , IN
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Jethwani V, Kothari SL. Phenylacetic acid induced organogenesis in cultured leaf segments of Dianthus chinensis. Plant Cell Rep 1996; 15:869-872. [PMID: 24178227 DOI: 10.1007/bf00233159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/1995] [Revised: 02/22/1996] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Shoot regeneration was achieved from leaf derived callus of Dianthus chinensis using Phenylacetic acid (PAA). Callus from basal leaf segments, raised on Murashige and Skoog's (MS) medium containing 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) or 1-Naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) in combination with 6-benzylamino purine (BAP), was subcultured on medium supplemented with BAP in combination with 2,4-D, NAA or PAA. Shoots were induced only when leaf derived callus was subcultured on medium containing BAP (2.0, 5.0 mg/l) in combination with PAA (0.5, 1.0 mg/l). No shoot regeneration was observed when 2,4-D, NAA or BAP were used in the medium either singly or in different combinations. These results demonstrate that PAA in combination with BAP was essential to trigger shoot regeneration from cultured leaf callus of D. chinensis.
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- V Jethwani
- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, 302 004, Jaipur, India
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Sharma VK, Rao A, Varshney A, Kothari SL. Comparison of developmental stages of inflorescence for high frequency plant regeneration in Triticum aestivum L. and T. durum Desf. Plant Cell Rep 1995; 15:227-231. [PMID: 24185781 DOI: 10.1007/bf00193725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/1995] [Revised: 05/02/1995] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Whole immature inflorescences at 4 different developmental stages (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 cm in size) of different genotypes of Triticum aestivum and T. durum were cultured to see the morphogenetic responses on Murashige and Skoog's (MS) medium supplemented with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) (2.5 mg/l). Very young inflorescences 0.5 and 1.0cm long formed embryogenic callus from their entire surface while 1.5 and 2.0 cm long inflorescences formed embryogenic callus from the basal spikelets and rachis only. This embryogenic callus was maintained by regular subcultures on MS medium with 2,4-D (2.5 mg/l) for more than a year. Plantlets were regenerated by transferring the embryogenic callus on hormone-free MS medium. Inflorescences (0.5 and 1.0 cm long) responded best in forming callus as well as plantlets at a very high frequency. Variation in response was observed amongst the genotypes but the qualitative response of formation of embryogenic callus and later regeneration of plantlets was observed from all the genotypes. Immature young inflorescence explants could provide a suitable material for particle gun mediated genetic transformation in wheat.
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- V K Sharma
- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, 302 004, Jaipur, India
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Oinam GS, Kothari SL. Totipotency of coleoptile tissue in indica rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. ch 1039). Plant Cell Rep 1995; 14:245-8. [PMID: 24190304 DOI: 10.1007/bf00233642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/1994] [Revised: 06/28/1994] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Embryogenic and non-embryogenic calluses were induced from 3,4,5 and 7d old coleoptile segments of indica rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. CH 1039). Compact, globular, yellow and creamy embryogenic and white friable non-embryogenic callus arose from the cut end and entire length of the coleoptile segments. Murashige and Skoog's (MS) medium supplemented with 2.5mg/1 2,4-D was used as callus induction medium. Plant regeneration from coleoptile segments occurred with the transfer of embryogenic callus to MS basal medium supplemented with 2.0mg/1 BAP and 0.5mg/1 NAA in combination. Average number of regenerated plants from one coleoptile ranged from9.1 to 14.0.Four day old coleoptiles showed the highest frequency of plant regeneration.
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- G S Oinam
- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, 302 004, Jaipur, India
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Sharma VK, Jethwani V, Kothari SL. Embryogenesis in suspension cultures of Datura innoxia Mill. Plant Cell Rep 1993; 12:581-584. [PMID: 24201790 DOI: 10.1007/bf00233065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/1992] [Revised: 05/19/1993] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In vitro plant regeneration via embryogenesis was obtained in suspension cultures of Datura innoxia Mill. Embryogenesis was induced in suspension cultures raised from callus of androgenetic origin, using LS liquid medium supplemented with 0.22 mg/l 2,4-D. The total number of embryos formed was variable over time in culture. Embryos differentiated and matured in the liquid medium itself as also evidenced by histological observation. Embryos germinated to form plantlets on semisolid MS medium without growth substances. The regenerated plants had haploid number of chromosomes.
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- V K Sharma
- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, 302 004, Jaipur, India
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Sivadas P, Kothari SL, Chandra N. High frequency embryoid and plantlet formation from tissue cultures of the Finger millet-Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. Plant Cell Rep 1990; 9:93-96. [PMID: 24226438 DOI: 10.1007/bf00231557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/1989] [Revised: 02/19/1990] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Compact nodulated embryogenic callus differentiated from cultured seeds of Eleusine coracana (Finger Millet) on Murashige and Skoog (1962) basal medium with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (1.0, 3.0 mg (l)). This embryogenic callus was maintained on a medium with a lower level of 2,4 - dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. At every subculture the embryogenic callus had some preexisting embryoids in it. With this method of subculture the callus has retained its morphogenic potential for four years. Following transfer to media with different levels of auxins and cytokinins, the callus showed varied patterns of growth and morphogenesis. Embryoids could be germinated in profusion to form plantlets which could be transferred to the field. Shoot buds also differentiated from the whole surface of the embryoid or from the flattened meristemoids.
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- P Sivadas
- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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Kothari SL, Monte DC, Widholm JM. Selection of Daucus carota somatic hybrids using drug resistance markers and characterization of their mitochondrial genomes. Theor Appl Genet 1986; 72:494-502. [PMID: 24248022 DOI: 10.1007/bf00289531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/1985] [Accepted: 02/17/1986] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Protoplasts from different Daucus carota L. cell strains carrying resistance to glyphosate, 5-methyltryptophan, sodium selenate or selenocystine were fused in three combinations using dextran. Clones were selected for both of the resistances carried by the individual parental strains in medium with both inhibitors. No doubly resistant colonies formed from unfused controls or from protoplasts from each individual parental strain alone. Suspension cultures from the selected clones contained predominantly the additive chromosome numbers of the parental strains. Apparently the four resistances used are expressed dominantly in fusion hybrids. Analysis of mitochondrial DNA showed that recombination occurred in one fusion combination since the mitochondrial DNA in the hybrid cells was different from that of either parent as shown by restriction endonuclease fragment analysis. Mitochondrial DNA in the other two somatic hybrid combinations was parental. Thus, a dominant, nuclear resistance marker system has been developed to select efficiently for somatic hybrids in which mitochondrial DNA recombination can be studied.
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- S L Kothari
- Department of Agronomy, University of Illinois, 61801, Urbana, IL, USA
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Kothari SL, Nambudripad VK. Casein as a Necessary Factor in the Production of Stimulatory Material for Associative Growth of Lactic Streptococci. Appl Microbiol 1973; 25:212-5. [PMID: 16349955 PMCID: PMC380774 DOI: 10.1128/am.25.2.212-215.1973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Strains of
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- S L Kothari
- Dairy Microbiology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana), India
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