Friday 31 March 2017

Relation Between Red Cell Distribution Width and Serum Lipoprotein(a) in Healthy Adult Men



Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), cancer, stroke, pulmonary diseases, obesity, and other pathologies related metabolic syndrome are the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the modern world. Some biologic markers are associated withincreased risk for these diseases. Insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, increased activation of the coagulation cascade, elevations in cell adhesion molecules and in molecules associated with inflammation play important role in pathogenesis of these diseases. High blood levels of Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] has been identified as a risk factor for cerebrovascular disease (CVD), atherosclerosis, thrombosis, and stroke.

Red Cell Distribution Width and Serum Lipoprotein

Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a measure of the variability in size of circulating erythrocytes. An increased RDW can result from conditions that modify the shape of red bloodcells due to the premature release of immature cells into the bloodstream. Recently, it has showed that RDW may be used as a marker for some diseases.


Thursday 30 March 2017

Biosorption of Co(II) Metal by Original and KMnO4 Pretreated Trapa natan Biopolymer

Heavy metals pollution arises from different sources in the result of industrial actions and scientific improvement but most commonly is due to purification of metals. Discharge of the Heavy metals in the water bodies because of Anthropogenic actions is most important water pollution source. Co, Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb, Hg, are frequently detected in engineering wastewaters, which instigate as of metal plating, mining activities, smelting, battery construct, tanneries, oil refining, smear manufacture, pesticides, dye manufacture, printing and picturesque industries, etc.. Heavy metals must be removed before discharge because unlike organic wastes, heavy metals are non-biodegradable and build up in gulp of air tissues, and responsible for various diseases and disorders. Cobalt is an odorless, steely-gray, shimmering, rigid metal. 

Biosorption of Co(II) MetalEveryone is unwrapping to the fundamentals to small levels of Cobalt in atmosphere, stream and foodstuff. 2 gdm³ of Cobalt in consumption water has been estimated. Cobalt has both advantageous and destructive special effects on physical condition. Important natural sources of Cobalt in the atmosphere are loam, grime and marine irrigate. The sensitive Co (II) poisoning cause dangerous health hazards in humans like asthma, failure of heart, harm to liver and thyroid.

Wednesday 29 March 2017

Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of Some Novel Fused Nicotinonitrile Derivatives



Pyridine nucleus and their fused heterocyclic systems have attracted a great deal of interest over the years . Furthermore, pyridine is one of the most popular N-heteroaromatics incorporated into the structure of many pharmaceuticals. Among these, cyanopyridines (nicotinonitriles) with different alkyl and arylgroups were found to have antihypertensive antiinflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic properties antimicrobial, cardiotonic, anticancer activity as well as 1KK-b inhibitor properties. 

Synthesis and Anticancer Activity

Additionally, there is much interest in the anticancer activity of these compounds owing to different types of biological targets they might interfere with for this effect to occur e.g., PDE3, PIM1 Kinase, and Survivin protein. In view of the previous applications andcontinuation of our previous work on chemistry and pharmaceutical activity on nicotinonitrile derivatives we aim to use 4-methyl-2,6-dioxo-1-phenyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3- carbonitrile as building blocks for the synthesis of some new family of fused heterocyclic compounds incorporating pyridine moiety with the hope to possess better anticancer activity.


 

Tuesday 28 March 2017

Bubble Formation in Helicoidal DNA Molecules

The fundamental role and effects of enzymes in the key processes of DNA replication and transcription have been deeply addressed during the last ten years. In fact, it is well established nowadays that the initiation of DNA transcription is tributary to the synthesis of the polymerase-RNA which is known as the main factor contributing to break the strong hydrogen bonds linking bases in pairs, for the genetic code to be exposed out of the stack. Unlocking the complexity of such a phenomenon has then been shown to mainly depend on the DNA complex structure, as it requires, among the numerous involved degrees of freedom, the unwinding of the double helix. That complexity mainly comes from its structure which is primarily made of random distributions of four types of bases, adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C) and Guanine (G). Besides, the pairing of the bases respects a universal complementarity where A can bind only to T and C to G. 

Bubble Formation in Helicoidal DNA Molecules

The bases are put together by hydrogen bonds, and the AT pair contains two H-bonds while the GC pair contains three of them. Among the models introduced to describe the dynamics of such a complex molecule, the Peyrard-Bishop (PB) model has been extensively used in the last ten years because of its capability of predicting the occurrence of denaturation bubbles as widely observed in experiments where the so-called first-order phase transition emerges. Furthermore, many studies have been carried out, showing that it support solitonic structures and is rather suitable to observe the localization of the energy which drives the key dynamical processes known as replication and transcription.

Friday 24 March 2017

Terminalia catappa (Talisay) Leaves for Preliminary Surface Water Treatment: An Eco-Friendly Approachs



There has been considerable interest in the development and usage of plant based natural coagulants. The use of plant-based materials as water treatment agents has long history, particularly the wood charcoal as an excellent adsorbent. Natural polyelectrolyte of plant origin has been used for many centuries indeveloping countries for purification of turbid water. For home water treatment, the plant-based materials have been used in the forms of powder and paste, 90% of which consists of substances other than the polyelectrolytes. Even under such conditions, few plant seeds make effective coagulants. Several plant-based materials were identified as a natural coagulant such as Moringa (Malunggay), Strychnos (Clearing nut tree) and Cactus.

Terminalia catappa (Talisay) Leaves

Recently, tannin-based coagulants have been utilized in coagulation/ flocculation process for water purification. Tannins are high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic compounds. Tannins are widely distributed in the plant kingdom obtained from natural materials.


Thursday 23 March 2017

Synthesis and Characterization of Schiff Base CoII, NiII and CuII Complexes Derived from 2-Hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde and 2-Picolylamine

There has been enormous report directed towards the development of novel chemical compounds able to arrest or reverse the development of cancer. Biological activities of transition metal complexes derived from Schiff base ligands are one of the most exhaustively studied topic in coordination chemistry, due to their enhanced activities compared to non - Schiff base complexes. Schiff base complexes show important physiological and pharmacological activities due to their favorable cell membrane permeability. For example, amino acid Schiff base metal complexes have a wide variety of applications including biological, clinical analytical and industrial area in addition to their important role in catalysis and organic synthesis. 

Schiff Base CoII
It was found the Schiff base products containing short chain amino acid are not stable. One effective method to make it stable is to reduce the double bond to form reduced Schiff base ligands (also called Mannich base), which is also a biological intermediate. The ligands is now more flexible and not constrained to remain planar. This investigation of the packing model will give useful information to biological reactions and will help to investigated the hidden characters of the ligands.

Tuesday 21 March 2017

Morphine-Mediated Cytoprotection against Hemin in SK-N-SH and A172 Cells



The toxicity of free heme has been documented in several disease types. For example, in hemolytic anemias such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia, release of heme from hemoglobin following lysis of red bloodcells is known to cause cell death. In a critical care situation such as hemorrhagic injury, neuronal cell death is caused by the lysis of red blood cells, which release hemoglobin and its breakdown product hemin. Physiological levels of free heme in the blood are maintained at low levels (0.1 -1 μM) by the high binding affinity of proteins such as serum albumin, hemopexin and haptoglobin. 

Morphine-Mediated Cytoprotection

When internalized, free heme is catabolized by heme oxygenases (HO1 and HO2 isoforms) and therefore the amount of cellular damage free hemeproduces is limited by the stress-responsive HO1 isoform. In addition to HO1 and HO2 isoform regulated cellular damage, the oxidative state of iron (from Fe2+ to Fe3+ via the Fenton reaction) within heme can produce harmful superoxide free radicals in the brain that can lead to oxidative stress, initiation of lipid peroxidation and neuronal death.

Monday 20 March 2017

A Study of the Effect of Pyrites and Rhizobium Inoculation on Chlorophyll and Sugar Content in Black Gram under Sodicity Stress Condition


Calcareous soils have resulted in precipitation of CaCO3 from water of some rivers which contain high amount of CaH(CO3)2. The tropical aridity creates reaction resulting in accumulation of salts. Most of the waterof uplands is lost due to runoff and transpiration reducing effective leaching. Precipitation of calcium increases sodium concentration which is further augmented by high RSC of the available water resources. Salinity is the major yield reducing factor in legume cultivation as legumes are salt sensitive crop, especially in the seedling stages where they are most susceptible to damage due to water stress and ion-imbalance.

Black Gram

In saline soils, many environmental factors such as soil pH, water deficiency and nutrient deficiency are reported in Ref.that the seedling stage suffers most damage due to ion-imbalance and thus, other physiological processes are negatively affected during the growth of theplant especially photosynthesis. Ref.reported that during long term exposure to salinity, plants experience premature senescence of adult leaves and root nodules which reduce the net photosynthetic area available to support continued growth of the plant. Thus, bio-synthesis of sugar and nitrogen fixation are negatively affected.