In this study, the closely linked fluorescence molecular marker PM-Xa7 of  Xa7  gene was developed on basis of sequence difference between resistant variety ‘IRBB7’ containing   and other nine bacterial blight susceptible rice varieties, and combine with PARMS technology (Penta-primer amplification refractory mutation system). Genotypes  were identified in 7...

BACKGROUND The anticarcinogenic effects of β-carotene (BC) have been well-characterized. However, the effect of BC on the microenvironment of a tumor remains to be investigated, especially since normal tissue proximal to a tumor has been shown to play a critical role in cancer progression and metastasis. For young children, neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial solid cancer diagnos...

Beta-caryophyllene (BC) is a chemical found in the essential oil of numerous plants which have shown various biomedical properties. In the present investigation we examined for the first time its genotoxic capacity in vivo by evaluating its potential to induce micronuclei in mouse. In a first assay we administered three doses of the compound once, and in a second assay, we administered three do...

The cytochrome bc (cyt bc) complexes are involved in Q-cycling; they oxidize membrane quinols by high-potential electron acceptors, such as cytochromes or plastocyanin, and generate transmembrane proton gradient. In several prokaryotic lineages, and also in plant chloroplasts, the catalytic core of the cyt bc complexes is built of a four-helical cytochrome b (cyt b) that contains three hemes, a...

A new method is reported for the synthesis of oligodeoxyribonucleotides containing 2-aminopurine residues at selected sites. This method involves protection of the 2-aminopurine ribonucleoside, reduction to the deoxyribonucleoside and standard preparation of the 5'-0- (4,4'-dimethoxytrityl)-3'-O-(2-cyanoethyl)-N,N- diisopropylphosphoramidite. The 2-aminopurine phosphoramidite prepared by this m...

We evaluated three emission inventories of black carbon (BC) using Lagrangian particle dispersion model simulations and BC observations from a rural site in southern India (Gadanki; 13.48 N, 79.18 E) from 2008 to 2012. We found that 93 to 95 % of the BC load at the observation site originated from emissions in India and the rest from the neighbouring countries and shipping. A substantial fracti...

B-Crystallin ( BC), a small heat shock protein expressed in high levels in the heart, is phosphorylated on Ser-19, 45, and 59 after stress. However, it is not known whether BC phosphorylation directly affects cell survival. In the present study, constructs were prepared that encode forms of BC harboring Ser to Ala (blocks phosphorylation) or Ser to Glu (mimics phosphorylation) mutations at posi...

Aim: To compare the quality of the PC's prepared by three methods i.e Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), Buffy Coat (BC) and Apheresis method as per the departmental SOP based on DGHS criteria. Material & Methods: Four platelet concentrates prepared by each of the three methods were assessed every month for the following quality parameters Swirling, Volume, Platelet count, WBC count and pH. 48 PC of e...

Objective(s): Baicalein (BC), a phytoestrogen of the flavonoid family shows beneficiary and adverse effects. Effect of BC on reproduction is still not understood. Reproductive toxic effects on female mice were tested in this study.Materials and Methods: Inseminated Wistar mice were divided into four groups and administered IP with 30, 60, and 90 mg/Kg body weight of BC on gestation daydays 11, ...