Podophyllum species, the source of important secondary metabolite, podophyllotoxin, is over-exploited for production anti-cancer drugs endangering this genus globally. Lack complete knowledge on podophyllotoxin biosynthesis a major drawback in its cultivation and identification alternative plants. The current study secoisolariciresinol dehydrogenase, dirigent protein oxidase pluviatolide syntha...

Singular and oscillatory integral estimates such as maximal theorems and restriction estimates for measures on hypersurfaces have long been a central topic in harmonic analysis. We discuss the recent work by the author and her collaborators on the analogues of such results for singular measures supported on fractal sets. The common thread is the use of ideas from additive combinatorics. In part...

An innovative static/oxic/anoxic (SOA) activated sludge process characterized by static phase as a substitute for conventional anaerobic stage was developed to enhance biological nutrient removal (BNR) with influent ammonia of 20 and 40 mg/L in R1 and R2 reactors, respectively. The results demonstrated that static phase could function as conventional anaerobic stage. In R1 lower influent ammoni...

There is consensus that inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are the result of "dysregulated" immune reactivity towards commensal microorganisms in the intestine. This gut microbiome is clearly altered in IBD, but its primary or secondary role is still debated. The focus has shifted from adaptive to innate immunity, with its multitude of receptor molecules (Toll-like and NOD receptors) and antiba...