Occurrence and abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the agricultural fields in and around Mysore district was studied. Almost all the sampling sites belong to semi-arid region. Most of the crops growing in this region were sampled. AMF percent colonization and spore density and species richness was assessed. Soil samples exhibit varied physico-chemical parameters which correlates with A...

The present study focused on isolation and characterization of Azospirillum sp. from paddy field soils of Thanjavur (Dt), Tamil Nadu. The physico-chemical characteristics of the soil samples were analysed by using standard methods. Totally nine native strains of Azospirillum were isolated. Among the nine isolated strains three strains were belonging to Azospirillum amazonense and six strains be...

Pharmacognostical and preliminary phytochemical studies of Triphala churnam were carried out. The churnam of triphala consists of equal quantities of deseeded fruits of Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellerica and Emblica officinalis. Triphala is exclusively used in more than 200 drug formulations in Indian system of Medicine. The present study involved the pharmacognostical evaluation of Triph...

The physico-chemical characteristics of methanogenic granules are one of the most important properties for the successful operation of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket, since they could directly affect the substrate and nutrient transportation into granules. In this study, the effect of low strength ultrasonication on the settling velocity, permeability, porosity, and fluid collection efficiency...

The soil profile samples that are present in upper slopes of the Palamaner agricultural division evaluated to know production potential study area. soils have moderate slope and affected by erosion. Besides, excessive drainage limitation. Geologically, developed on quartz-migmatite gneiss complex. All studied for morphological, physico-chemical chemical properties. results shown that, slightly ...

Physico-chemical profiling is a fundamental tool at the early stage of drug discovery in screening drug-like candidates. Complex physico-chemical profiling, including molecular properties such as solubility, ionization, lipophilicity and permeability, has been found to be of predictive power in ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination). In the present thesis work, the physico-che...

Asbestos is a potent carcinogen associated with malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer but its carcinogenic mechanisms are still poorly understood. Asbestos toxicity is ascribed to its particular physico-chemical characteristics, and one of them is the presence of and ability to adsorb iron, which may cause an alteration of iron homeostasis in the tissue. This observational study reports a comb...

Resveratrol stability in solution can be improved by combining the polyphenol with carboxymethylated (1,3/1,6)-β-D-glucan (CM-glucan), a carbohydrate polymer widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The present work was undertaken to elucidate the mechanism behind this stabilizing effect. The supramolecular structural, physico-chemical and morphological features of the CM-glucan/r...

Helictites--an enigmatic type of mineral structure occurring in some caves--differ from classical speleothems as they develop with orientations that defy gravity. While theories for helictite formation have been forwarded, their genesis remains equivocal. Here, we show that a remarkable suite of helictites occurring in Asperge Cave (France) are formed by biologically-mediated processes, rather ...

Tissue engineering methods may be applied for the repair or regeneration of damaged teeth by inducing cell proliferation and differentiation in endodontic regeneration. One main factors tissue is scaffold used. An ideal should able to facilitate predictable development Thus, requires consideration composition functionality suited biological applications. The objective this study was assess morp...