Prostaglandin (PG) F-2\g=a\is involved in a number of reproductive functions, including luteolysis (Goding, 1974) and menstruation (Pickles, Hall, Best & Smith, 1965). Luteolysis in sheep is controlled by a local feedback loop operating between the uterus and the corpus luteum, and menstruation in primates is also directly controlled by the ovarian steroid hormones. A fuller knowledge of how th...

There are numerous herbs growing in India, some are cultivated and others are growing wild, among these herbs is well known name Garlic (Allium sativum L.) which is cultivated and consumed almost across the globe. People use Garlic as a spice / pickles. Garlic contains medicinally active compounds like Alliin/Allicin, Di-allyl Disulfide, 2-vinyl-4H-1, 3-dithiin, Ajoene. Alliin /Allicin is chole...

Banana scientifically known as Musa sp. is a famous tropical fruit majorly cultivated in India with production of 29 million tonnes. One the underrated parts banana plant edible flower (banana inflorescence/blossom) which can be utilized several ways for nutritional and therapeutic purposes it to have potential antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic, anti-diabetic properties. The present paper primaril...

Hotdeck imputation replaces missing lines of data by sampled complete data records. The theory underpinning this method was published over a decade ago (Rubin and Schenker1986), and since its conception has remained predominantly unchanged. Most of the research involving hotdeck imputation has been in the area of constructing strata, which are used to impute within (independently), notably the ...

Pickles are popular in China and exhibits health-promoting effects. However, nitrite produced during fermentation adversely affects health due to formation of methemoglobin and conversion to carcinogenic nitrosamine. Fruiting bodies of the mushroom Boletus edulis were capable of inhibiting nitrite production during pickle fermentation. A 90-kDa nitrite reductase (NiR), demonstrating peptide seq...