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Understanding the Metabolomics of Medicinal Plants under Environmental Pollution
Published in Azamal Husen, Environmental Pollution and Medicinal Plants, 2022
Prachi Sao, Rahat Parveen, Aryan Khattri, Shubhra Sharma, Neha Tiwari, Sachidanand Singh
Quality soil yields healthy plants and products that play a vital role in vegetation. Several methods are used to combat the risk of soil erosion and ill plants (Cunningham et al., 1995). Madseniana, discovered at Cornell University, breaks down organic materials. Most species of Paraburkholderia madseniana sp. nov. are known for their ability to break down aromatic chemicals, and they can develop root nodules to store atmospheric nitrogen (Wilhelm et al., 2020). Worldwide, the detrimental effects of air pollution on the ecosystem are evident (Saxena et al., 2013; Seyyednejad et al., 2011). Smog-free towers are a competent invention to reduce air pollution. The tower sucks in pollution and expels clean air using electricity equivalent to the amount of a water boiler. The tower has faced a backlash from China after the country considered it incompetent because of not achieving desirable results (Laxmipriya et al., 2018). Another invention, the fog catcher, works in the direction of harvesting fog, working on a non-complex mechanism. The mist is caught in vertical nets trickling into a system where it is filtered and mixed with groundwater, ultimately providing clean water to households. The fog catcher has been developed by Qadir et al., but this method is not efficient on a large scale (Qadir et al., 2018).
Resources along the Silk Road in Central Asia: Lagochilus inebrians Bunge (Turkestan Mint) and Medicago sativa L. (Alfalfa)
Published in Raymond Cooper, Jeffrey John Deakin, Natural Products of Silk Road Plants, 2020
Oimahmad Rahmonov, David E. Zaurov, Buston S. Islamov, Sasha W. Eisenman
One of the distinctive features of alfalfa among forage crops is its symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. This form of symbiosis arose in the course of evolution independently several times, both within legumes and among other families. In the specialized root nodules, free atmospheric nitrogen is reduced to ammonium and is then assimilated into organic compounds including amino acids (protein monomers), nucleotides (DNA and RNA monomers), the energy storage molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP), vitamins, flavones, and phytohormones. Because of this unique ability to obtain nitrogen, alfalfa can colonize steep slopes with minimal soil fertility in many mountain regions of Central Asia.
Platform Molecules from Algae by Using Supercritical CO2 and Subcritical Water Extraction
Published in Gokare A. Ravishankar, Ranga Rao Ambati, Handbook of Algal Technologies and Phytochemicals, 2019
Nidhi Hans, Satya Narayan Naik, Anushree Malik
Microalgae such as Nostoc, Anabaena, Tolypothrix and Aulosira are exploited industrially as biofertilizers which help in fixing atmospheric nitrogen and improving the physicochemical properties of soil (Marris, 2006). It is also used as feed for a variety of animals, from fish to farm animals. Many other high-value products are produced from microalgae with outstanding commercial impact.
Radiosensitivity of seedling traits to varying gamma doses, optimum dose determination and variation in determined doses due to different time of sowings after irradiation and methods of irradiation in faba bean genotypes
Published in International Journal of Radiation Biology, 2023
Rajdeep Guha Mallick, Subhradeep Pramanik, Manas Kumar Pandit, Akhilesh Kumar Gupta, Subhrajit Roy, Sanjay Jambhulkar, Ashutosh Sarker, Rajib Nath, Somnath Bhattacharyya
Faba bean, one of the oldest crops in the world (Singh et al. 2013; Karkanis et al. 2018), is considered to be originated in the Near East (Cubero 1974). This crop has got many uses from fodder to food, with a bountiful supply of medicinal properties. Green pods of faba bean are generally consumed after cooking and the seeds are generally marketed in fresh and frozen conditions (Khazaei et al. 2019). Faba bean is generally considered the main ingredient in the high protein and high-energy diets available at affordable prices (Salehi et al. 2021). Pulses have many advantages over cereals and their importance is being recognized in agriculture, horticulture and human diets (Foyer et al. 2016; Cooper et al. 2017). The crop contains a fair amount of protein, starch, fiber, minerals, vitamin C, lysine, arginine, isoflavones, and other antioxidants and phenolic compounds (Cooper et al. 2017; Johnson et al. 2020; Rahate et al. 2020; Sharan et al. 2021). Furthermore, faba bean is also used in the development of value-added foods (Johnson et al. 2020), meat and dairy alternatives (Boye et al. 2010; Multari et al. 2015; Singhal et al. 2016; Sharan et al. 2021). Due to its distinctive ability to harness atmospheric nitrogen, which is highest among all the winter pulses (Mekkei 2014), it is increasingly being used as an important component of the agricultural and horticultural cropping system (Jensen et al. 2010; Singh et al. 2013; Etemadi et al. 2018; Khazaei et al. 2019; Liu et al. 2019; Maalouf et al. 2019; Carrillo-Perdomo et al. 2020).
An overview on cyanobacterial blooms and toxins production: their occurrence and influencing factors
Published in Toxin Reviews, 2022
Isaac Yaw Massey, Muwaffak Al osman, Fei Yang
It is worth noting that some cyanobacteria species appear to be able to fix atmospheric nitrogen without visible heterocysts. This may be related to the anaerobic conditions in which the organisms can survive (Paerl and Huisman 2009, Paerl and Otten 2013, Paerl et al.2016, 2001). A high density of suspended cells may lead to the formation of surface scums and high toxin concentrations. Nitrogen concentration may not be important for Cylindrospermopsis sp., due to the fact that Cylindrospermopsis sp. are nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria species (Gondwe et al.2008, Abreu et al.2018). Rapala et al. (1997) showed that the nitrogen fixing Anabaena sp. had higher level of microcystin in nitrogen deficient medium. In contrast, Sivonen (1990) indicated that the non-nitrogen fixing Microcystis sp. and Oscillatoria sp. synthesized more toxins when nitrogen was enriched. Planktothrix agardhii and Microcystis spp. were also found to produce microcystins under the induction of nitrogen in Wascana Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada (Donald et al.2011). Further, Gobler et al. (2016) demonstrated that the rise in nitrogen favored proliferation of Microcystis sp. which induced microcystin in Lake Erie. These reveal that the presence of nitrogen concentration do not appear to be a factor for Cylindrospermopsis and Anabaena blooms but it is an important element for Microcystis, Oscillatoria and Planktothrix blooms.
Co-Treatment with Sulforaphane and Nano-Metformin Molecules Accelerates Apoptosis in HER2+ Breast Cancer Cells by Inhibiting Key Molecules
Published in Nutrition and Cancer, 2020
A. Keshandehghan, S. Nikkhah, H. Tahermansouri, S. Heidari-Keshel, M. Gardaneh
We used two Nano particles to combine with MTFN: 1. MWCNT-COOH: %95 purity, OD: 10-30 nm, Length: 0.5–2 μm, Neutrino Co., Ltd., and 2. Graphene oxide nanoplatelets (99%, Thickness 3.4–7 nm with 6–10 Layers). We determined MTFN concentration using Unico UV-2100 Model variable-wavelength UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The SEM images of MTFN were prepared by Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) using MIRA3\\TESCAN-XMU model. The FESEM method was further applied to examine the morphology of MWCNT molecules and prepare SEM scans of the Nano-MTFN combinations. These FESEM images were prepared using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) (Netzsch TG 209 F1 Iris1) in atmospheric nitrogen (10 °C/min).