Tropical lichen,Dirinaria consimilis,induces ROS-mediated activation of MAPKs and triggers caspase cascade mediated apoptosis in brain and cervical cancer cells

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry - Lichens are the symbiotic association between photobiont algae and mycobiont fungi having diverse phytochemicals. However, they are still an underexplored...     

Enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism in fast-growing Rhizobium grown on hexoses or succinate

Enzymatic evidence supports that succinate mediates repression of hexose-catabolising enzymes in fast-growing Rhizobium sp. (Cicer arietinum). Enzymes of the Embden-Myerhof-Parnas, Entner-Doudoroff and pentose phosphate pathways were found present in hexose-grown cells but not in succinate-grown cells. These however could be induced by the presence of hexoses.     

Allosteric interference in oncogenic FLI1 and ERG transactions by mithramycins

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Contemporary gastroenteritis of infancy: clinical features and prehospital management.

In a prospective survey carried out over 12 months 447 children aged under 2 years were admitted to the Manchester Regional Infectious Diseases Unit for treatment of gastroenteritis. Comparison of the children with those in a survey 15 years previously in the same unit showed that the illness was milder than in the earlier series, with no deaths and with lower incidences of hypernatraemia (1%), uraemia (8%), and dehydration (14%). These improved findings occurred despite several deficiencies of care in the prehospital phase of the illness, particularly poor compliance with the widely recommended guidelines for fluid and dietary management in infantile gastroenteritis.     

Pollen production in some plant taxa with a supposed role in allergy in Eastern India

This paper deals with the production of pollen grains per anther per flower of 15 probably allergenic pollen producing angiospermic plant taxa growing in Eastern India. The selected plant taxa includesAilanthus excelsa, Alstonia scholaris, Argemone mexicana, Azadirachta indica, Cassia alata, C. siamea, Dalbergia sissoo, Holarrhena pubescens, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Madhuca indica, Milletia pinnata, Mimusops elengi, Morus alba, M. indica andMurraya paniculata. Among the investigated taxa,A. excelsa produces the highest number of pollen grains (1635180) followed byC. siamea (1589245) andA. mexicana (463800). The production of pollen grains is lowest inH. pubescens (2500), followed byA. scholaris (5175),A. indica (6220) andM. paniculata (11200).